List of Wolf-Rayet stars

This is a list of Wolf-Rayet stars, in order of their distance from Earth.^[1][2][3]

List

Milky Way Galaxy

Star system←←	Star Image	Median distance (ly)	Spectral type	Apparent magnitude (V)	Comments and references
Gamma² Velorum A (WR 11/Suhail al Muhlif/Regor)		1096+26 −23	WC8	1.83	The Closest Wolf-Rayet star to Earth. Gamma² Velorum has a O-type companion star.
WR 147 A		2,100±200	WN8h	13.86 + 16.02	Has a B-type companion star.
HD 45166 A		3,232	qWR	9.88	The primary of HD 45166 is currently the only known example of a qWR star and has a B-type companion star.
HD 107969		3,377.2±153.6	WC		Center star of NGC 4361 Nebula.
WR 142		4,000	WO2	12.94
HD 326823 (V1104 Scorpii)		4,142	WNpec	9.03
HD 151932 (WR 78)		4,200	WN7h	6.45 - 6.61
EZ Canis Majoris (WR 6)		4,900	WN4-s	6.91
WR 144		5,120	WC4
WR 111 (HD 165763)		5,316+320 −230	WC5	+7.82
WR 140 A (SBC9 1232)		5,600 ± 300	WC7p	6.85
HD 152408 (WR 79a)		5,600	WN9ha	5.81-5.85
WR 93		5,900	WC7
WR 134		6,000	WN6-s	8.08
WR 135		6,000	WC8	8.11
WR 133 A (V1676 Cyg)		6,100 ± 300	WN5o	6.75 - 6.84
HD 152408 (WR 79a)		6,500	WN9ha	5.81-5.85
WR 25 A (HD 93162)		6,500	O2.5If*/WN6	8.80
Apep (WR 70-16)		6523+400 −300	WR + WR
CV Serpentis (WR 113)		6,700 ± 200	WC8d	9.08
WR 136 (HD 192163)		6,700 ± 500	WN6(h)-s	7.50
WR 86		6849 ± 800	WR	9.27
HD 192641 (WR 137)[4]		6850+600 −500	WC7pd+O9Ve
WR 114		7,200 ± 600	WC5	12.02
HD 83535		7,270	WC3		Central star of NGC 2867 Nebula.
Theta Muscae (WR 48)		7,400	WC5/6	5.53
WR 93b		7,600 ± 500	WO3	15.2
PG 1159		8,000	WC	Central star of Engraved Hourglass Nebula.
WR 2		8,186	WN2-w	11.33
WR 22 (V429 Carinae)		8,300 ± 700	WN7h	6.42
WR 104 (V5097 Sgr)		8,400	WC9d	13.28 + 15.36
AG Pegasi		9,000	WR	6.0 - 9.4
WR 8			WR
WR 46 (DI Crucis)		9,300 ± 900	WN3p-w	10.83
WR 3		9,458+520 −390	WN3-hw	10.69
WR 128		9,500	WN4(h)-w	10.51
WR 102		9,500 ± 600	WO2	14.10
WR 138		10,000	WR
WR 120		10,000	WN7w + WN3/4	11.93
WR 119		10,500	WC9d	12.06
WR 1		10,500 ± 500	WN4-s	10.54
WR 112[4]		11050+2900 −2750	WC8-9d+OB
WR 157		11285.01	WN4.5		Member of Markarian 50 Cluster.
WR 69		11,350	WC9d	9.1
WR 156		11,900 ± 500	WN8h	11.01
WR 9		12,000 ± 600	WC4	10.50
WR 48a[4]		12,400 ± 2000	WC8d+Oe
WR 142a		13,000	WR
WR 21a		13,100 ± 700	O3/WN5ha + O3Vz((f*))	12.661
WR 138a		13,698	WN9h	15.44
CD Crucis (WR 47)		14,000	WN6o	10.81
WR 120–6			WN4		It is the central star of Abell 48 Planetary Nebula.
WR 24 (HD 93131)			WN6ha-w	6.48 - 6.50
WR 20a		14,000 ± 1,000	O3If*/WN6 + O3If*/WN6	13.28
WR 142b		15,000	WR
WR 7 (HD 56925)		16,000	WN4-s	11.56
AG Carinae		17,000 ± 1,000	WN11	6.96
WR 12 (V378 Velorum)		19,000 ± 1,000	WN8h	10.78
MR 93 (WR 125)[4]		19200+2350 −1900	WC7d+O9III
OAO 1657-415		20,000	Ofpe/WN9	>23
WR 124 (QR Sagittae)		21,000 ± 2,000	WN8h	11.50±0.11
WR 30a		21,917+1,400 −1,090	WO4
WR 121-16		23,190	WN7o/WC	14.02
Cygnus X-3 (WR 145a/V1521 Cyg)		24,135±1,100	WN 4–6
NGC 3603-A1 (WR 43a/HD 97950A1)		24,800	WN6h+WN6h	11.18	Part of NGC 3603 Nebula.
NGC 3603-B (WR 43b/HD 97950B)			WN6h	11.33
NGC 3603-C (WR 43c/HD 97950C)			WN6h	11.89
NGC 3603 MTT 58 (WR 43-2)			O2If*/WN6
HD 97950 (WR 43)		25,000	WR	9.03	It is the central core of a super star cluster within the NGC 3603 H II region (similar to R136 within the Tarantula Nebula).
Arches-B1 (WR 102bc)			WN8-9h		Part of Arches Cluster.
Arches-F1 (WR 102ad)			WN8-9h
Arches-F2 (WR 102aa)			WN8–9h O5–6 Ia+ ||
Arches-F3 (WR 102bb)			WN8-9h
Arches-F4 (WR 102al)			WN7–8h
Arches-F5 (WR 102ai)			WN8-9h
Arches-F6 (WR 102ah)			WN8-9h
Arches-F7 (WR 102aj)			WN8-9h
Arches-F8 (WR 102ag)			WN8-9h
Arches-F9 (WR 102ae)			WN8-9h
Arches-F10 (WR 102ab)			O7–8 Ia+
Arches-F12 (WR 102af)			WN7–8h
Arches-F14 (WR 102ba)			WN8-9h
Arches-F16 (WR 102ak)			WN8-9h
Arches-F17 (WR 102ac)			O5–6 Ia+
WR 42e (2MASS J11144550-115001)			O3If*/WN6	14.53
G0.059-0.068		26,000	B0-1Ia+/WNLh
G0.238-0.071			WN11h		Present in the Galactic Center region of Milky Way.
WR 102ka (Peony Star)		26,000	Ofpe/WN9
WR 102c			WN6	11.6	Part of Quintuplet cluster.
WR 102ea			WN9h	8.8
WR 102da			WC9?d
WR 102dc			WC9d + OB
WR 102ha			WC8/9d + OB
WR 102dd			WC9d
WR 102hb			WN9h
WR 102db			WC9?d
WR 102f			WC8
WR 102df			O6–8 I f (Of/WN?)
WR 102i			WN9h
WR 102d			WN9h
LHO 79			WC9d
GCIRS 13E (WR 101f)		26,000	WR		Located near Galactic Center.
GCIRS 16SW			Ofpe/WN9		Located near Galactic Center.
WR 101-2 (CXOGC J174516.1-284909)		26,092	Ofpe/WN9
WR 148		27,000	WN8h + O5V?	10.3
WR 31a (Hen 3-519)		28,000	WN11h	10.85
WR 102e			WR
WR 150		28,473+1,700 −1,380	WC5	13.47
HD 826		30,000	WC8		Center Star of NGC 40 Nebula.
WR 102b		31,000	WR
Mercer 30-1 A (WR 46-3 A)		40,000	WR
Mercer 30-7 A			WR

Magellanic Clouds

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is around 163 kly distant and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is around 204 kly distant.

Host galaxy	Star system	Median distance (ly)	Spectral type	Apparent magnitude (V)	Comments and references
LMC	LMC195-1	160,000	WO2	15.15
	LH 41-1042		WO4	13.95
	R145 (HD 269928)	163,000	WN6h + O3.5If*/WN7	12.04
	HD 38282 (BAT99-118/Brey 89)		WN5-6h + WN6-7h	11.11
	BAT99-7		WN4b	13.81
	BAT99-59		WR	Central star of NGC 2020.
	BAT99-123 (Brey 93)		WO3	15.204
	Melnick 34 (BAT99-116)		WN5h + WN5h	13.09
	R136a1 (RMC 136a1)		WN5h	12.23
	R136a2 (RMC 136a2)		WN5h	12.34
	R136a3		WN5h	12.97
	R136c		WN5h	12.86
	R71 (HD 269006)	164,000	WR	8.7 - 9.9 - 11.2
	VFTS 457		O3.5If*/WN7
	VFTS 482		O3If*/WN6-A
	VFTS 545		O2If*/WN5
	VFTS 682		WN5h	16.08
	VFTS 1022		O3.5If*/WN7
	R134		WR
	R146		WN4
	BAT99-98	165,000	WN6	13.38
	R99		Ofpe/WN10	11.46
SMC	SMC AB7	197,000	WN4	13.016
	SMC AB8		WO4	12.83
	HD 5980	200,000	WN4	8.8 - 11.9

Andromeda Galaxy and Triangulum Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is 2.5 Mly distant and the Triangulum Galaxy is around 3.2 Mly distant

Host galaxy	Star system	Median distance (ly)	Spectral type	Apparent magnitude (V)	Comments and references
Triangulum	[BMS2003] 867	2,700,000	O4Iab+O4Ia
	Romano's Star		WN8h–WN11h	16.5–18.8

Other galaxies

Host Galaxy	Star system	Median distance (ly)	Spectral type	Apparent magnitude (V)	Comments and references
NGC 6822	NGC 6822-WR 12 (LGGS J194513.50-144512.9)	1,540,000	WN4	18.96
IC 1613	DR1 (CAIRNS J010501.61+020420.6)	2,350,000	WO3	19.857	[5]
IC 10	IC 10 X-1 A	2,500,000 ± 0.5	WR		Has a Black hole companion.
NGC 300	NGC 300 X-1 A	6,070,000 ± 0.23	WR		Has a Black hole companion.
NGC 300	STWR 13	6,070,000 ± 0.23	WO4

See also

• List of luminous blue variable stars
• List of O-type stars