WR 150

WR 150
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 21h 50m 05.57248s[1]
Declination +50° 42′ 24.7151″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.47
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Wolf-Rayet
Spectral type WC5[2]
B−V color index 0.53[3]
Astrometry
Parallax (π)0.024 ± 0.0255 mas[1]
Distance8,730+1,700
−1,380
[4] pc
Absolute magnitude (MV)−5.26[2]
Details
Mass24.8[2] M
Radius3.59[2] R
Luminosity724,000[2] L
Temperature89,000[2] K
Other designations
2MASS J21500557+5042247
Database references
SIMBADdata

WR 150 is a Wolf-Rayet star in the constellation of Cygnus. It is one of the early-type carbon sequence (WCE), and is of spectral type WC5. WR 150 is very far from the Earth, being 28,500 light-years from it.

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