Wolf-Rayet star · WC8
Regor
Regor is a blue Wolf-Rayet star (spectral type WC8) about 1,100 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 1.75 it is a very bright, conspicuous star.
A Wolf-Rayet star: extremely hot and losing mass at a furious rate.
Its light output is roughly 19,400 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
It is never visible from Germany, as it lies too far south.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 1,100 light-years
- Spectral type
- WC8 (Wolf-Rayet star)
- Colour
- Blue
- Apparent magnitude
- 1.75 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 19,400 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 8h 10m, declination -47.3°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.