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HD 113766 is a binary star system located 424 ly from Earth in the direction of the constellation Centaurus. The star system is approximately 10 million years old and both stars are slightly more massive than our sun. The two are separated by an angle of 1.3 arcseconds which at the distance of this system corresponds to a projected separation of at least 170 AU.What makes HD 113766 special is the presence of a large belt of warm (~440 K) dust surrounding the star HD 113766 A.
