WR 142

Summary

WR 142 is a star^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• WR 142's instance of is recorded as star^[3].
• WR 142's constellation is recorded as Cygnus^[4].
• WR 142's spectral class is recorded as WO2^[5].
• WR 142's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J20214434+3722306^[6].
• WR 142's catalog code is recorded as GSC 02684-00001^[7].
• WR 142's catalog code is recorded as UCAC2 44891902^[8].
• WR 142's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 637-093004^[9].
• WR 142's catalog code is recorded as GSC2.3 N336000040^[10].
• WR 142's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2057966393428544128^[11].
• WR 142's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0114mst8^[12].
• WR 142's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.39'}^[13].
• WR 142's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.99'}^[14].
• WR 142's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.73'}^[15].
• WR 142's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.04'}^[16].
• WR 142's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.2256'}^[17].
• WR 142's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.538'}^[18].
• WR 142's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.889'}^[19].
• WR 142's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.596'}^[20].
• WR 142's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.79'}^[21].
• WR 142's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.47'}^[22].
• WR 142's luminosity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q843877', 'amount': '+501000'}^[23].
• WR 142's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.5755'}^[24].
• WR 142's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1737.6195'}^[25].
• WR 142's SIMBAD ID is recorded as WR 142^[26].
• WR 142's stellar rotational velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+1000'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

WR 142's instance of is recorded as star^[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J20214434+3722306^[6], GSC 02684-00001^[7], UCAC2 44891902^[8], UCAC4 637-093004^[9], GSC2.3 N336000040^[10], and Gaia DR2 2057966393428544128^[11].

Why It Matters

WR 142 ranks in the top 4% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]