List of hottest stars
Appearance
This is a list of hottest stars so far discovered (excluding degenerate stars), arranged by decreasing temperature. The stars with temperatures higher than 60,000 K are included.
List
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 | 200,000 | 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] | |
Sk188 | 150,000 | WO4 | [4] | |||
WR 2 | 141,000 | WN2 | ||||
AB8 | 141,000 | 19 | 1,400,000 | WO4 | 197,000 | |
WR 30a | 129,500 | WO4 | [6] | |||
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 | |
AB7 | 105,000 | 23 | 1,259,000 | WN4 | 197,000 | [7] |
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 | [8] | |||
WR 1 | 70,000 | WN4b | [9] | |||
WR 134 | 63,100 | 19 | 400,000 | WN6-s | 6,000 | |
WR 149 | 60,000 | WN5 | ||||
WR102f | 60,000 | 200,000 | WC8 | 26,000 |
See also
References
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