HD 115600

HD 115600

Image of the HD 115600 debris ring from the Gemini Planet Imager. The disk center (diamond) is slightly offset from the star's position (cross).
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension 13h 19m 19.54s
Declination −59° 28 20.4
Characteristics
Spectral type F2/F3V
B−V color index 0.37
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: -33.53 ± 0.62 mas/yr
Dec.: -17.81 ± 0.56 mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.05±0.90 mas
Distance360 ± 40 ly
(110 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.00
Details
Age15 Myr
Other designations
CD−58° 4985, HIP 64995, SAO 240737
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 115600 is a star in the constellation Centaurus and a member of the Scorpius–Centaurus association, the nearest OB association to the Sun and the host star of a bright Kuiper belt-like debris ring.

The star has a spectral type of F2/F3V and is about 50% more massive than the Sun and is located approximately 110.5 parsecs (360 ly) distant from Earth. It is around 15 million years old. Data from the Spitzer Space Telescope revealed a large infrared excess consistent with the presence of a luminous, dusty circumstellar disk.