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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
Effective Temperature (
K )
Mass (
M ☉ )
Luminosity (
L ☉ )
Spectral type
Distance(
light-years )
Ref.
WR 102
200,000
16.1
380,000
WO2
8,610
[1]
[2]
[3]
WR 142
200,000
28.6
912,000
WO2
5,400
[3]
LMC195-1
200,000
257,000
WO2
~160,000
[4]
BAT99-123
170,000
7.7
158,000
WO3
~160,000
[5]
WR 93b
160,000
8.1
110,000
WO3
7,470
[1]
[3]
[HC2007] 31
160,000?
WO3
12,886,000
[6]
BAT99-53 A
158,000
13
224,000
WC4
~160,000
[7]
IC 1613 DR1
150,000
20
480,000
WO3
~2,380,000
[8]
LH41-1042
150,000
8.4
182,000
WO4
~160,000
[5]
BAT99-2
141,000
13
234,000
WN2
~160,000
[9]
BAT99-94
141,000
24
631,000
WN3
~160,000
[9]
WR 2
141,000
16
282,000
WN2
7,830
[1]
AB8
141,000
19
1,413,000
WO4
197,000
[5]
BA 1-458
140,000
28.1
776,000
WO4
2,500,000
[10]
WR 9 (WR)
139,700
9
501,000
WC4
14,900
[1]
WR 30a (WR)
129,500
7.5-9.7
195,000
WO4
25,340
[11]
WR 38
126,000
10.4
724,000
[12]
WC4
19,700
[12]
[3]
WR 142a
125,000
7.9
110,000
WC8
5,900
[12]
[13]
WR 1
112,200
27
759,000
WN4-s
10,300
[1]
[14]
WR 18
112,200
38
1,288,000
WN4-s
12,500
[1]
[14]
WR 46
112,200
14
263,000
WN3pw
13,000
WR 7
112,000
13
214,000
WN4-s
14,000
[14]
WR 144
112,000
9.9
159,000
WC4
5,710
[1]
[3]
WR 52
112,000
8.5
117,000
WC4
5,710
[1]
[3]
AB7
105,000
23
1,259,000
WN4
197,000
[15]
WR 37
100,000
34
1,122,000
WN4-s
21,900
[12]
Gamma Velorum (WR)
90,000
9
204,000
WC8
1,100
[16]
EZ CMa
89,100
23
617,000
WN4-s
5,900[
citation needed ]
[17]
WR 36
89,100
12
200,000
WN5-s
17,700
[1]
[14]
WR 111
89,100
13
245,000
WC5
5,320
[1]
[3]
WR 150
89,100
24.8
724,000
WC5
28,500
[1]
[3]
WR 19 A
79,400
400,000
WC5d
14,000
[1]
[18]
[19]
WR 44
79,400
18
417,000
WN4-w
19,800
[1]
[14]
WR 58
79,000
8.4
89,100
WN4/WCE
19,700
[1]
[3]
BAT99-37
79,000
19
447,000
WN3o
160,000
[9]
WR 45
79,000
14.1
282,000
WC6
13,900
[1]
[3]
WR 136
70,800
15
260,000
WN6(h)-s
6,290
[1]
WR 75
63,100
18
389,000
WN6-s
10,800
[1]
[14]
WR 134
63,100
19
400,000
WN6-s
6,000
[14]
WR 60
63,100
23
631,000
WC8
11,500
[1]
[3]
WR 149
63,100
14
269,000
WN5-s
15,900
[1]
[14]
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