SAO 244162

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 14.6
gptkbp:associatedWith Stingray Nebula
gptkbp:catalogue Hen 3-1357
HD 161044
SAO (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog)
gptkbp:declination -59° 29′ 23″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Karl_Gordon_Henize
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1967
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~2,700 light-years
gptkbp:evolutionaryStage post-AGB star
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SAO 244162
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:constellation_Ara
gptkbp:mass ~0.55 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFor rapid evolution observed
central star of the youngest known planetary nebula
gptkbp:otherName Stingray Nebula central star
gptkbp:rightAscension 17h 16m 21.3s
gptkbp:spectralType B1.5V
gptkbp:temperature ~60,000 K (as of 2002)
gptkbp:variableType variable star
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HD_155555
gptkb:V824_Arae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7