List of hottest stars
This is a list of hottest stars so far discovered, arranged by decreasing temperature. The stars with temperatures higher than 60,000 K are included.
List
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| Star name | Temperature (K) |
Mass (M☉) | Luminosity (L☉) | Spectral Type | Distance (light years) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR 102 | 210,000 | 19 | 282,000 | WO2 | 9,800 | [1] |
| WR 142 | 200,000 | 20 | 245,000 | WO2 | 4,000 | [2] |
| LMC195-1 | WO2 | 160,000 | [3] | |||
| BAT 99-123 | 170,000 | 17 | 160,000 | WO3 | [4] | |
| WR 93b | 160,000 | 17 | 200,000 | WO3 | [4] | |
| IC 1613 DR1 | 150,000 | 20 | 480,000 | WO3 | [5] | |
| LH41 1042 | 150,000 | 17 | 180,000 | WO4 | [4] | |
| WR 30a | WO4 | [4] | ||||
| Sk188 | WO4 | [4] | ||||
| AB7 | 141,000 | 28 | 400,000 | WN4 | 197,000 | |
| WR 2 | 141,000 | WN2 | ||||
| WR 143 | 117,000 | WC4 | ||||
| WR 46 | 112,000 | 25 | 630,000 | WN3 | 13,000 | |
| HD 56925 | 112,000 | 16 | 280,000 | WN4-s | 14,000 | |
| AG Pegasi | 100,000 | 0.6 | 3,700 | WN6 | 3,100 | |
| EZ CMa | 85,000 | 20 | 380,000 | WN4 | 5,900 | |
| Theta Muscae | 83,000 | WC5 | 7,500 | |||
| The stars of Lynx Arc | 80,000 | 12,000,000,000 | ||||
| WR 45 | 78,000 | WC6 | ||||
| WR 86 | 71,000 | WC7 | ||||
| WR 136 | 70,800 | 15 | 260,000 | WN6(h)-s | 2,400 | |
| WR 19 | 70,000 | WN4 | [6] | |||
| WR 1 | 70,000 | WN4b | [7] | |||
| WR 134 | 63,100 | 19 | 400,000 | WN6-s | 6,000 | |
| Melnick 34 | 63,000 | <190 | 4,900,000 | WN5h:a | 165,000 | |
| WR 149 | 60,000 | WN5 | ||||
| Gamma Velorum | 60,000 | 9 | 150,000 | WC8 | 1,100 | |
| WR102f | 60,000 | 200,000 | WC8 | 26,000 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Sander, A.; Hamann, W. -R.; Todt, H. (2012). "The Galactic WC stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics 540: A144. arXiv:1201.6354. Bibcode:2012A&A...540A.144S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117830.
- ↑ Sokal, Kimberly R.; Skinner, Stephen L.; Zhekov, Svetozar A.; Güdel, Manuel; Schmutz, Werner (2010). "Chandra detects the rare oxygen-type Wolf–Rayet star WR 142 and OB stars in Berkeley 87". The Astrophysical Journal 715 (2): 1327–1337. arXiv:1004.0462. Bibcode:2010ApJ...715.1327S9022. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/715/2/1327.
- ↑ Massey, Philip (2014). "A modern search for Wolf–Rayet stars in the Magellanic Clouds: First results". The Astrophysical Journal 788 (1): 83. Bibcode:2014ApJ...788...83M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/788/1/83.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Tramper, F.; Straal, S. M.; Sanyal, D.; Sana, H.; De Koter, A.; Gräfener, G.; Langer, N.; Vink, J. S.; De Mink, S. E.; Kaper, L. (2015). "Massive stars on the verge of exploding: The properties of oxygen sequence Wolf-Rayet stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics 581: A110. arXiv:1507.00839. Bibcode:2015A&A...581A.110T. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201425390.
- ↑ Tramper, F.; Gräfener, G.; Hartoog, O. E.; Sana, H.; De Koter, A.; Vink, J. S.; Ellerbroek, L. E.; Langer, N.; Garcia, M.; Kaper, L.; De Mink, S. E. (2013). "On the nature of WO stars: A quantitative analysis of the WO3 star DR1 in IC 1613". Astronomy & Astrophysics 559: A72. arXiv:1310.2849. Bibcode:2013A&A...559A..72T. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322155.
- ↑ Galactic Wolf Rayet Catalogue
- ↑ Galactic Wolf Rayet Catalogue
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