WR 102c

WR 102c

Region around the Quintuplet Cluster. Full size image is annotated to show WR 102c.
Credit: NASA/ESA, Hubble
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 17h 46m 11.14s[1]
Declination +28° 4905.9′[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type WN6[2]
Apparent magnitude (K) 11.6[1]
Details[2]
Luminosity320,000-500,000 L
Temperature65,000-75,000 K
Age4 - 6 Myr
Other designations
WR 102c, qF 353E
Database references
SIMBADdata

WR 102c is a Wolf–Rayet star located in the constellation Sagittarius towards the galactic centre. It is only a few parsecs from the Quintuplet Cluster, within the Sickle Nebula.

  1. ^ a b c Dong, H.; Wang, Q. D.; Cotera, A.; Stolovy, S.; Morris, M. R.; Mauerhan, J.; Mills, E. A.; Schneider, G.; Calzetti, D.; Lang, C. (2011). "Hubble Space Telescope Paschen α survey of the Galactic Centre: Data reduction and products". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 417: 114–135. arXiv:1105.1703. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.417..114D. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19013.x. S2CID 11060463.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. ^ a b Steinke, M.; Oskinova, L. M.; Hamann, W.-R.; Sander, A.; Liermann, A.; Todt, H. (2016). "Analysis of the WN star WR 102c, its WR nebula, and the associated cluster of massive stars in the Sickle Nebula". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 588 (9): A9. arXiv:1601.03395. Bibcode:2016A&A...588A...9S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527692. S2CID 118469961.