NGC 6822-WR 12

NGC 6822 WR-12
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 19h 45m 13.5s
Declination −14° 45 12.9
Apparent magnitude (V) 18.96
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Wolf-Rayet
Spectral type WN4
U−B color index -0.54
B−V color index -0.17
Astrometry
Distance472,000 pc
Absolute magnitude (MV)−5.41
Details
Mass36 M
Radius3.77 R
Luminosity1,288,000 L
Temperature100,000 K
Other designations
LGGS J194513.50-144512.9
Database references
SIMBADdata

NGC 6822-WR 12 is a WN-type Wolf-Rayet star located in the galaxy NGC 6822, about 1.54 million light years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. NGC 6822-WR 12 was the first Wolf-Rayet star to be discovered in the galaxy, and is one of only four known in the galaxy.