WR 176

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf star
gptkbp:age a few million years old
gptkbp:associatedWith may have a surrounding nebula
gptkbp:classification designated_as_WR_176_in_the_catalog
gptkbp:climate approximately 80,000 K
gptkbp:colors z = 0.001
gptkbp:companionPlants likely a massive O-type star
gptkbp:geographicalFeature RA 20h 34m 30s, Dec +40° 36′ 00″
gptkbp:hasTheme high mass loss rate due to stellar winds
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WR 176
gptkbp:inheritsFrom late stage of stellar evolution
gptkbp:length approximately 5,000 light years
gptkbp:lighting approximately 1,000,000 solar luminosities
varies due to pulsations
gptkbp:location Milky Way galaxy
gptkbp:notableFeature strong stellar winds
gptkbp:officialResidence observed in infrared and optical wavelengths
gptkbp:releaseYear 1970
gptkbp:type gptkb:Wolf-Rayet_star
WC8
gptkbp:vision gptkb:Cygnus
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:weight approximately 20 solar masses