WR 124
WR 124 is a Wolf-Rayet star located approximately 21,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagitta. With an apparent magnitude of 11.50, the star is invisible… Read More »WR 124
Supernova Candidates
NML Cygni
NML Cygni is a red hypergiant star located approximately 5,250 light-years away in the northern constellation Cygnus. With an apparent magnitude of 16.60, the star… Read More »NML Cygni
Rho Cassiopeiae
Rho Cassiopeiae (ρ Cas) is a yellow hypergiant located approximately 3,425 light-years away in the northern constellation Cassiopeia. With an apparent magnitude that varies between… Read More »Rho Cassiopeiae
Zeta Ophiuchi
Zeta Ophiuchi (ζ Oph) is a hot blue subgiant star located 366 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. With an apparent magnitude of 2.57, it… Read More »Zeta Ophiuchi
BAT99-98
BAT99-98 is a Wolf-Rayet star located in the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. With a mass 226 times that of the Sun and… Read More »BAT99-98
WR 104
WR 104 is a young star system consisting of a Wolf-Rayet star and two hot blue main sequence stars. The system lies about 8,400 light… Read More »WR 104
Pistol Star
The Pistol Star (V4647 Sagittarii) is a blue hypergiant star located in the southern constellation Sagittarius. It is one of the most massive and luminous… Read More »Pistol Star