HD 116852, also known as HIP 65890, is a solitary,[14] whitish-blue-hued star located in the southern circumpolar constellation Chamaeleon.
The star is located relatively far at a distance of 6,310 parsecs[6] but is drifting closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −47 km/s.
[5] At its current distance, HD 116852's brightness is diminished by 0.67 magnitudes due to extinction from interstellar dust.
[9] It radiates a bolometric luminosity 16,187 times greater than the Sun[8] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 34,000 K.[10] HD 116852 is metal deficient ([Fe/H] = −0.20)[11] and is estimated to be 5 million years old.
[15] The cloud in question contains an overabundance of carbon including other chemical elements such as silicon, phosphorus, nickel, and germanium.