HR 5171, also known as
HD 119796 and
V766 Centauri, is a
yellow hypergiant star in the
constellation Centaurus. Its spectral type is variable around G8Ia
+ - K3Ia
+ and its brightness varies in an irregular fashion. It has a distant B-type companion and is in close contact with a cool companion. It is around from
Earth and is the
largest known yellow hypergiant, most likely due to interactions with the close companion.