WR 102

WR 102
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 17h 45m 47.541s
Declination −26° 10 27.78
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.10
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Wolf–Rayet star
Spectral type WO2
B−V color index +0.77
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: +0.672 mas/yr
Dec.: −0.059 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.3421±0.0208 mas
Distance9,500 ± 600 ly
(2,900 ± 200 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.46
Details
Mass16.1+1.7
−1.4
 M
Radius0.52 R
Luminosity380,000 L
Temperature200,000 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.0 dex
Other designations
V3893 Sagittarii, LS 4368, ALS 4368, Sand 4
Database references
SIMBADdata

WR 102 is a Wolf–Rayet star in the constellation Sagittarius, an extremely rare star on the WO oxygen sequence. It is a luminous and very hot star, highly evolved and close to exploding as a supernova.