This is a list of hottest stars so far discovered (excluding degenerate stars), arranged by decreasing temperature. The stars with temperatures higher than 60,000 K are included.
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Star name EffectiveTemperature(K)Mass()Luminosity() Spectral type DistanceDescription Ref.WR 102200,00016.1380,000WO28,610WR 142200,00028.6912,000WO25,400Very young oxygen type WO star on the Berkeley 87 star cluster.LMC195-1200,000257,000WO2~160,000BAT99-123170,0007.7158,000WO3~160,000 WR 93b160,0008.1110,000WO37,470A WO star with stellar wind speeds of 5750 km/s making it the record holder. [HC2007] 31160,000?WO312,886,000BAT99-53 A158,00013224,000WC4~160,000BAT99-7158,00025692,000WN4b~160,000IC 1613 DR1150,00020480,000WO3~2,380,000A Wolf-Rayet star located in the dwarf galaxy IC 1613. It is surrounded by a nebula. LH41-1042150,0008.4182,000WO4~160,000 BAT99-2141,00013234,000WN2~160,000BAT99-94141,00024631,000WN3~160,000WR 2141,00016282,000WN27,830AB8141,000191,413,000WO4~197,000BA 1-458140,00028.1776,000WO42,500,000WR 9 (WR)139,7009501,000WC414,900WR 30a (WR)129,5007.5-9.7195,000WO425,340 WR 38126,00010.4724,000WC419,700WR 142a125,0007.9110,000WC85,900BAT99-128112,00014275,000WN3~160,000WR 1112,00027759,000WN4-s10,300WR 18112,000381,288,000WN4-s12,500WR 46112,00014263,000WN3pw13,000WR 7112,00013214,000WN4-s14,000WR 144112,0009.9159,000WC45,710WR 52112,0008.5117,000WC45,710AB7105,000231,259,000WN4~197,000BAT99-24100,00017347,000WN4b~160,000WR 37100,000341,122,000WN4-s21,900NGC 6822-WR 12100,000361,288,000WN4~1,631,000Gamma Velorum (WR)90,0009204,000WC81,100A quadruple star systemBAT99-189,10012200,000WN3b~160,000EZ CMa89,10023617,000WN4-s5,900A Wolf-Rayet star that may be an eccentric binary star system.WR 3689,10012200,000WN5-s17,700WR 11189,10013245,000WC55,320WR 15089,10024.8724,000WC528,500BAT99-379,40016324,000WN4b~160,000WR 19 A79,400400,000WC5d14,000WR 4479,40018417,000WN4-w19,800WR 5879,4008.489,100WN4/WCE19,700BAT99-3779,40019447,000WN3o160,000WR 4579,40014.1282,000WC613,900BAT99-2670,80018417,000WN4b~160,000BAT99-3570,80024398,000WN3(h)~160,000BAT99-8670,80012427,000WN3(h)~160,000WR 13670,80015260,000WN6(h)-s6,290Fast stellar winds created the Crescent nebulaWR 7563,10018389,000WN6-s10,800WR 13463,10019400,000WN6-s6,000A Wolf-Rayet star that is very brightWR 6063,10023631,000WC811,500WR 14963,10014269,000WN5-s15,900
See also List of most massive stars List of most luminous stars List of least massive stars List of coolest stars
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