VFTS 682
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 05h 38m 55.51s |
| Declination | −69° 04′ 26.72″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.08 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | WN5h |
| U−B color index | -0.349 |
| B−V color index | -0.58 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 300 km/s |
| Distance | 164,000 ly (50,000 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | -6.83±0.12 |
| Absolute bolometric magnitude (Mbol) | -11.5 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 137.8+27.5 −15.9 M☉ |
| Radius | 20.2+2.5 −2.3 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 3,200,000 L☉ |
| Temperature | 54,450±1,960 K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | <200 km/s |
| Age | 1.0±0.2 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASS J05385552-6904267, IRSF J05385552-6904267, DENIS J053855.4-690425, DENIS J053855.5-690426, Dor IRS 153 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
VFTS 682 is a Wolf–Rayet star in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is located over 29 parsecs (95 ly) north-east of the massive cluster R136 in the Tarantula Nebula. It is 138 times the mass of the Sun and 3.2 million times more luminous, which makes it one of the most massive and most luminous stars known.