Westerlund 1-75

Westerlund 1-75 or Wd 1-75 is a red supergiant (RSG) located in the Westerlund 1 super star cluster. Its radius was calculated to be around 668 solar radii[1] (4.65 × 108 km, 3.10 au). This corresponds to a volume 298 million times bigger than the Sun. If placed at the center of the Solar System, Westerlund 1-75 would engulf the inner limits of the asteroid belt.

Westerlund 1-75 compared to the other 3 RSGs in the Westerlund 1 star cluster.

Westerlund 1-75
Westerlund 1 super star cluster. The location of Wd 1-75 is circled.
Credit: ESO
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ara
Right ascension  16h 47m 08.93s[1]
Declination −45° 49′ 58.6″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 16.7
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Red supergiant
Spectral type M4Ia
Apparent magnitude (J) 6.933
Apparent magnitude (H) 4.673
Apparent magnitude (K) 3.28
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-50.64 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -4.233 mas/yr
Dec.: -1.441 mas/yr
Details
Radius668[1] R☉
Luminosity68,000[1] L☉
Temperature3,600[1] K
Other designations
Westerlund 1 W75, Westerlund 1 BKS E, 2MASS J16470892-4549585
Database references
SIMBADdata

The star is classified as a luminous cool supergiant emitting most of its energy in the infrared spectrum[2]. It occupies the upper right corner of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Using the effective temperature of 3,600 K[1], the bolometric luminosity of 68,000 L☉[1] and the solar effective temperature of 5,772 K[3], the radius of Westerlund 1-75 can be calculated using the Stefan-Boltzmann law.[lower-alpha 1]

Like Westerlund 1-20, Westerlund 1-26 and Westerlund 1-237, Westerlund 1-75 was observed to be a radio source, however it is weakest along the RSGs in its cluster and remains unresolved at any wavelength.[4]

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Notes

References
  1. Fok, Thomas K. T.; Nakashima, Jun-Ichi; Yung, Bosco H. K.; Hsia, Chih-Hao; Deguchi, Shuji (2012). "Maser Observations of Westerlund 1 and Comprehensive Considerations on Maser Properties of Red Supergiants Associated with Massive Clusters". The Astrophysical Journal. 760 (1): 65. arXiv:1209.6427. Bibcode:2012ApJ...760...65F. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/760/1/65.
  2. "Cl* Westerlund 1 W 75". Simbad.
  3. Williams, D. R. (2013). "Sun Fact Sheet".
  4. Dougherty, S. M.; Clark, J. S.; Negueruela, I.; Johnson, T.; Chapman, J. M. (2010-02-01). "Radio emission from the massive stars in the galactic super star cluster Westerlund 1". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 511: A58. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913505. ISSN 0004-6361.
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