WR 111

WR 111
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18h 08m 28.46870s
Declination −21° 15 11.1844
Apparent magnitude (V) +7.82
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Wolf-Rayet
Spectral type WC5
U−B color index −0.38
B−V color index −0.28
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 0.293±0.129 mas/yr
Dec.: −1.527±0.107 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.5826±0.0759 mas
Distance1,630+320
−230
 pc
Absolute magnitude (MV)−4.26
Details
Semi-empirical model
Mass13.0 M
Radius1.99 R
Luminosity245,000 L
Temperature89,000 K
Hydrodynamical model
Mass13.63 M
Radius0.905 R
Luminosity282,000 L
Temperature140,000 K
Age4.2 Myr
Other designations
WR 111, HD 165763, HIP 88856, BD−21°4864, Hen 3-1599, 2MASS J18082846-2115113
Database references
SIMBADdata

WR 111 (HD 165763) is a Wolf-Rayet (WR) star in the constellation Sagittarius. It is magnitude 7.8 and lies about 5,150 light-years away. It is one of the brightest and most closely studied WR stars.