Wray_17-96

Wray 17-96

Wray 17-96

Star in Scorpius

Wray 17-96 is a very luminous star in the Scorpius constellation, about 20,000 light-years (7 kpc) away. It is a suspected luminous blue variable (LBV), although it has not shown the characteristic spectral variations.

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...

Wray 17-96 has an absolute bolometric magnitude of −10.9 (1.8 million times the Sun's luminosity), making it one of the most luminous stars known. The spectral type is peculiar, showing emission and absorption, sometimes both in the same line. Photospheric helium lines are visible indicating that the star is at least somewhat evolved. It is highly reddened by interstellar extinction and the visual brightness is reduced by nearly 9 magnitudes.[3]

Wray 17-96 is also notable for its highly symmetrical ring-shaped 10 M☉ gas shell,[3] which was originally classified as a planetary nebula.[9]

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    Calculated by the formula ([luminosity]/[temperature/5772]^4)^0.5
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    Frew, D. J.; Bojicic, I. S.; Parker, Q. A. (2013). "A catalogue of integrated H fluxes for 1258 Galactic planetary nebulae". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 431 (1): 2. arXiv:1211.2505. Bibcode:2013MNRAS.431....2F. doi:10.1093/mnras/sts393. S2CID 119174103.
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