Wolf–Rayet stars

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:gamma-ray_bursts
gptkb:Type_Ib_supernova
gptkb:Type_Ic_supernova
gptkbp:carbonContent enriched (WC type)
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:VIIth_Catalogue_of_Galactic_Wolf–Rayet_Stars
gptkbp:characteristic broad emission lines
high mass loss rate
strong stellar winds
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Charles_Wolf
gptkb:Georges_Rayet
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1867
gptkbp:endState supernova
gptkbp:evolutionaryStage late stage massive star
gptkbp:example gptkb:HD_155603
gptkb:HD_184738
gptkb:HD_191765
gptkb:HD_192103
gptkb:HD_193077
gptkb:HD_193576
gptkb:HD_193595
gptkb:HD_193793
gptkb:HD_193928
gptkb:HD_194649
gptkb:HD_195177
gptkb:HD_197385
gptkb:HD_197406
gptkb:HD_211564
gptkb:HD_50896
gptkb:HD_92740
gptkb:HD_96548
gptkb:HD_56925
gptkb:HD_192163
gptkb:WR_104
gptkb:WR_124
gptkb:WR_136
gptkbp:firstObserved gptkb:Cygnus_constellation
gptkbp:heliumContent enriched
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wolf–Rayet stars
gptkbp:hydrogenContent depleted
gptkbp:lifespan short
gptkbp:location gptkb:Milky_Way
other galaxies
gptkbp:luminosity up to several million times Sun
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Charles_Wolf
gptkb:Georges_Rayet
gptkbp:nitrogenContent enriched (WN type)
gptkbp:numberKnownInMilkyWay ~600
gptkbp:oxygenContent enriched (WO type)
gptkbp:range 10–25 solar masses
gptkbp:spectralType gptkb:WO
WC
WN
gptkbp:temperature 30,000–200,000 K
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkb:Small_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkb:Charles_Wolf
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6