Wolf-Rayet star system

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:can_be_progenitor_of gptkb:Type_Ib_supernova
gptkb:Type_Ic_supernova
black hole merger
neutron star merger
gptkbp:canBe binary star system
bow shock
circumstellar dust
colliding winds
pinwheel nebula
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:VIIth_Catalogue_of_Galactic_Wolf–Rayet_Stars
gptkbp:component white dwarf
stellar classification
black hole
B-type star
massive star
gptkbp:contains white dwarf
companion star
gptkbp:discoveredBy 19th century
astronomer
gptkbp:distance varies
gptkbp:evolutionary_stage late stage massive star
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wolf-Rayet star system
gptkbp:location gptkb:Milky_Way
other galaxies
gptkbp:luminosity high
gptkbp:mass_loss strong stellar wind
gptkbp:mass_loss_rate 10^-5 to 10^-4 solar masses per year
gptkbp:metallicity varies
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Charles_Wolf
gptkb:Georges_Rayet
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Gamma_Velorum
gptkb:WR_104
WR 140
WR 147
gptkbp:produces supernova
gravitational waves
X-ray emission
gptkbp:spectral_feature broad emission lines
gptkbp:studiedBy stellar evolution
high-mass star formation
gptkbp:studies gptkb:X-ray_telescopes
radio telescopes
optical telescopes
infrared telescopes
gptkbp:temperature 30,000–200,000 K
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pinwheel_nebula
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7