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List of hottest stars

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A stunning view of the Crab Nebula, the remnant of a star that exploded long ago, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Some of the hottest stars in space shine with amazing heat. These stars have temperatures higher than 60,000 Kelvin and glow very brightly. Let’s look at a list of some of these amazing stars.

Star nameEffective Temperature (K)Mass (M☉)Luminosity (L☉)Spectral typeDistance (light-years)Description
[WR 102](/wiki/WR_102)200,00016.1380,000[WO2](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)8,610
[WR 142](/wiki/WR_142)200,00028.6912,000[WO2](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)5,400Very young oxygen type [WO star](/wiki/WO_star) on the [Berkeley 87](/wiki/Berkeley_87) star cluster.
[LMC195-1](/wiki/LMC195-1)200,000257,000[WO2](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~160,000
[BAT99-123](/wiki/BAT99-123)170,0007.7158,000[WO3](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~160,000
[WR 93b](/wiki/WR_93b)160,0008.1110,000[WO3](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)7,470A WO star with [stellar wind](/wiki/Stellar_wind) speeds of 5750 km/s making it the record holder.
[HC2007] 31160,000?[WO3](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)12,886,000
[BAT99-53 A](/wiki/BAT99-53?action=edit&redlink=1)158,00013224,000[WC4](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~160,000
[BAT99-7](/wiki/BAT99-7)158,00025692,000[WN4b](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~160,000
[IC 1613 DR1](/wiki/DR1_(star))150,00020480,000[WO3](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~2,380,000A Wolf-Rayet star located in the dwarf galaxy [IC 1613](/wiki/IC_1613). It is surrounded by a [nebula](/wiki/Nebula).
[LH41-1042](/wiki/LH41-1042)150,0008.4182,000[WO4](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~160,000
[BAT99-2](/wiki/BAT99-2?action=edit&redlink=1)141,00013234,000[WN2](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~160,000
[BAT99-94](/wiki/BAT99-94)141,00024631,000[WN3](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~160,000
[WR 2](/wiki/WR_2)141,00016282,000[WN2](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)7,830
[AB8](/wiki/SMC_AB8)141,000191,413,000[WO4](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~197,000
[BA 1-458](/wiki/BA_1-458?action=edit&redlink=1)140,00028.1776,000[WO4](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)2,500,000
[WR 9](/wiki/WR_9) (WR)139,7009501,000[WC4](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)14,900
[WR 30a](/wiki/WR_30a) (WR)129,5007.5-9.7195,000[WO4](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)25,340
[WR 38](/wiki/WR_38?action=edit&redlink=1)126,00010.4724,000[WC4](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)19,700
[WR 142a](/wiki/WR_142a?action=edit&redlink=1)125,0007.9110,000[WC8](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)5,900
[BAT99-128](/wiki/BAT99-128?action=edit&redlink=1)112,00014275,000[WN3](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~160,000
[WR 1](/wiki/WR_1)112,00027759,000[WN4-s](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)10,300
[WR 18](/wiki/WR_18?action=edit&redlink=1)112,000381,288,000[WN4-s](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)12,500
[WR 46](/wiki/WR_46)112,00014263,000[WN3pw](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)13,000
[WR 7](/wiki/WR_7)112,00013214,000[WN4-s](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)14,000
[WR 144](/wiki/WR_144?action=edit&redlink=1)112,0009.9159,000[WC4](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)5,710
WR 52112,0008.5117,000[WC4](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)5,710
[AB7](/wiki/AB7)105,000231,259,000[WN4](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~197,000
[BAT99-24](/wiki/BAT99-24?action=edit&redlink=1)100,00017347,000[WN4b](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~160,000
[WR 37](/wiki/WR_37?action=edit&redlink=1)100,000341,122,000[WN4-s](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)21,900
[NGC 6822-WR 12](/wiki/NGC_6822-WR_12)100,000361,288,000[WN4](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~1,631,000
[Gamma Velorum](/wiki/Gamma_Velorum) (WR)90,0009204,000[WC8](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)1,100A quadruple star system
[BAT99-1](/wiki/BAT99-1?action=edit&redlink=1)89,10012200,000[WN3b](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~160,000
[EZ CMa](/wiki/EZ_Canis_Majoris)89,10023617,000[WN4-s](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)5,900A Wolf-Rayet star that may be an eccentric [binary star](/wiki/Binary_star) system.
[WR 36](/wiki/WR_36?action=edit&redlink=1)89,10012200,000[WN5-s](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)17,700
[WR 111](/wiki/WR_111)89,10013245,000[WC5](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)5,320
[WR 150](/wiki/WR_150)89,10024.8724,000[WC5](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)28,500
[BAT99-3](/wiki/BAT99-3?action=edit&redlink=1)79,40016324,000[WN4b](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~160,000
[WR 19 A](/wiki/WR_19?action=edit&redlink=1)79,400400,000[WC5d](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)14,000
[WR 44](/wiki/WR_44?action=edit&redlink=1)79,40018417,000[WN4-w](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)19,800
[WR 58](/wiki/WR_58?action=edit&redlink=1)79,4008.489,100[WN4/WCE](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)19,700
[BAT99-37](/wiki/BAT99-37?action=edit&redlink=1)79,40019447,000[WN3o](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)160,000
[WR 45](/wiki/WR_45?action=edit&redlink=1)79,40014.1282,000[WC6](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)13,900
[BAT99-26](/wiki/BAT99-26?action=edit&redlink=1)70,80018417,000[WN4b](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~160,000
[BAT99-35](/wiki/BAT99-35?action=edit&redlink=1)70,80024398,000[WN3(h)](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~160,000
[BAT99-86](/wiki/BAT99-86?action=edit&redlink=1)70,80012427,000[WN3(h)](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)~160,000
[WR 136](/wiki/WR_136)70,80015260,000[WN6(h)-s](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)6,290Fast [stellar winds](/wiki/Stellar_wind) created the [Crescent nebula](/wiki/Crescent_Nebula)
[WR 75](/wiki/WR_75?action=edit&redlink=1)63,10018389,000[WN6-s](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)10,800
[WR 134](/wiki/WR_134)63,10019400,000[WN6-s](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)6,000A [Wolf-Rayet star](/wiki/Wolf-Rayet_star) that is very bright
[WR 60](/wiki/WR_60?action=edit&redlink=1)63,10023631,000[WC8](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)11,500
[WR 149](/wiki/WR_149?action=edit&redlink=1)63,10014269,000[WN5-s](/wiki/Wolf–Rayet_star)15,900

Images

A colorful view of the WR102 Ejecta Nebula, showing cosmic dust and gas in space captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope.
A stunning view of Earth rising over the Moon, captured by astronauts on the Apollo 8 mission in 1968.
An artist's rendering of HE 1523-0901, one of the oldest known stars in our galaxy, located about 7,500 light-years from Earth.

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