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WR 46

WR 46
WR 46 (location circled) in the constellation Crux
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Crux
Right ascension 12h 05m 18.72028s[1]
Declination −62° 03′ 10.1280″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.83[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type WN3p-w[3]
U−B color index -0.84[2]
B−V color index -0.03[2]
Variable type Irregular[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)4.00[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -5.625[6] mas/yr
Dec.: 0.304[6] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.3501 ± 0.0343 mas[6]
Distance9,300 ± 900 ly
(2,900 ± 300 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−2.56[3]
Details
Mass14[3] M☉
Radius1.36[3] R☉
Luminosity263,000[3] L☉
Temperature112,200[3] K
Other designations
HD 104994, HIP 58954, DI Crucis, CD-61°3331, GSC 08978-02316, 2MASS J12051871-6203101, AAVSO 1200-61
Database references
SIMBADdata

WR 46 (DI Crucis) is a Wolf-Rayet star in the constellation of the Southern Cross of apparent magnitude +10.8. It is located at 55 arcmin north of Theta2 Crucis. The star is a member of the distant stellar association Cru OB4, and is around 2,900 parsecs or 9,300 light years from the Solar System.

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  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference henault was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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