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 |
| Declination | +28° 4905.9′ |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | WN6 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 11.6 |
| Details | |
| Luminosity | 320,000-500,000 L☉ |
| Temperature | 65,000-75,000 K |
| Age | 4 - 6 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| WR 102c, qF 353E | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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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.