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Adapted from Wikipedia · Adventurer experience
This is a list of the hottest stars ever found. These stars are not special types called degenerate stars. They shine with amazing heat. We know about stars that have temperatures higher than 60,000 Kelvin.
Studying these stars helps us learn how stars live, change, and end their lives. Their extreme heat makes them shine very brightly. They are important in the universe.
List
The list below shows some of the hottest stars in space. These stars have temperatures above 60,000 Kelvin and shine very brightly because of their heat.
The stars are arranged from the hottest to the coolest, showing us some of the most intense stars in the universe.
| Star name | Effective Temperature (K) | Mass (M☉) | Luminosity (L☉) | Spectral type | Distance (light-years) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR 102 | 200,000 | 16.1 | 380,000 | WO2 | 8,610 | |
| WR 142 | 200,000 | 28.6 | 912,000 | WO2 | 5,400 | Very young oxygen type WO star on the Berkeley 87 star cluster. |
| LMC195-1 | 200,000 | 257,000 | WO2 | ~160,000 | ||
| BAT99-123 | 170,000 | 7.7 | 158,000 | WO3 | ~160,000 | |
| WR 93b | 160,000 | 8.1 | 110,000 | WO3 | 7,470 | A WO star with stellar wind speeds of 5750 km/s making it the record holder. |
| [HC2007] 31 | 160,000? | WO3 | 12,886,000 | |||
| BAT99-53 A | 158,000 | 13 | 224,000 | WC4 | ~160,000 | |
| BAT99-7 | 158,000 | 25 | 692,000 | WN4b | ~160,000 | |
| IC 1613 DR1 | 150,000 | 20 | 480,000 | WO3 | ~2,380,000 | A Wolf-Rayet star located in the dwarf galaxy IC 1613. It is surrounded by a nebula. |
| LH41-1042 | 150,000 | 8.4 | 182,000 | WO4 | ~160,000 | |
| BAT99-2 | 141,000 | 13 | 234,000 | WN2 | ~160,000 | |
| BAT99-94 | 141,000 | 24 | 631,000 | WN3 | ~160,000 | |
| WR 2 | 141,000 | 16 | 282,000 | WN2 | 7,830 | |
| AB8 | 141,000 | 19 | 1,413,000 | WO4 | ~197,000 | |
| BA 1-458 | 140,000 | 28.1 | 776,000 | WO4 | 2,500,000 | |
| WR 9 (WR) | 139,700 | 9 | 501,000 | WC4 | 14,900 | |
| WR 30a (WR) | 129,500 | 7.5-9.7 | 195,000 | WO4 | 25,340 | |
| WR 38 | 126,000 | 10.4 | 724,000 | WC4 | 19,700 | |
| WR 142a | 125,000 | 7.9 | 110,000 | WC8 | 5,900 | |
| BAT99-128 | 112,000 | 14 | 275,000 | WN3 | ~160,000 | |
| WR 1 | 112,000 | 27 | 759,000 | WN4-s | 10,300 | |
| WR 18 | 112,000 | 38 | 1,288,000 | WN4-s | 12,500 | |
| WR 46 | 112,000 | 14 | 263,000 | WN3pw | 13,000 | |
| WR 7 | 112,000 | 13 | 214,000 | WN4-s | 14,000 | |
| WR 144 | 112,000 | 9.9 | 159,000 | WC4 | 5,710 | |
| WR 52 | 112,000 | 8.5 | 117,000 | WC4 | 5,710 | |
| AB7 | 105,000 | 23 | 1,259,000 | WN4 | ~197,000 | |
| BAT99-24 | 100,000 | 17 | 347,000 | WN4b | ~160,000 | |
| WR 37 | 100,000 | 34 | 1,122,000 | WN4-s | 21,900 | |
| NGC 6822-WR 12 | 100,000 | 36 | 1,288,000 | WN4 | ~1,631,000 | |
| Gamma Velorum (WR) | 90,000 | 9 | 204,000 | WC8 | 1,100 | A quadruple star system |
| BAT99-1 | 89,100 | 12 | 200,000 | WN3b | ~160,000 | |
| EZ CMa | 89,100 | 23 | 617,000 | WN4-s | 5,900 | A Wolf-Rayet star that may be an eccentric binary star system. |
| WR 36 | 89,100 | 12 | 200,000 | WN5-s | 17,700 | |
| WR 111 | 89,100 | 13 | 245,000 | WC5 | 5,320 | |
| WR 150 | 89,100 | 24.8 | 724,000 | WC5 | 28,500 | |
| BAT99-3 | 79,400 | 16 | 324,000 | WN4b | ~160,000 | |
| WR 19 A | 79,400 | 400,000 | WC5d | 14,000 | ||
| WR 44 | 79,400 | 18 | 417,000 | WN4-w | 19,800 | |
| WR 58 | 79,400 | 8.4 | 89,100 | WN4/WCE | 19,700 | |
| BAT99-37 | 79,400 | 19 | 447,000 | WN3o | 160,000 | |
| WR 45 | 79,400 | 14.1 | 282,000 | WC6 | 13,900 | |
| BAT99-26 | 70,800 | 18 | 417,000 | WN4b | ~160,000 | |
| BAT99-35 | 70,800 | 24 | 398,000 | WN3(h) | ~160,000 | |
| BAT99-86 | 70,800 | 12 | 427,000 | WN3(h) | ~160,000 | |
| WR 136 | 70,800 | 15 | 260,000 | WN6(h)-s | 6,290 | Fast stellar winds created the Crescent nebula |
| WR 75 | 63,100 | 18 | 389,000 | WN6-s | 10,800 | |
| WR 134 | 63,100 | 19 | 400,000 | WN6-s | 6,000 | A Wolf-Rayet star that is very bright |
| WR 60 | 63,100 | 23 | 631,000 | WC8 | 11,500 | |
| WR 149 | 63,100 | 14 | 269,000 | WN5-s | 15,900 | |
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