Peony Star
WR 102ka
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Star
- Magnitude (non-V band)
- 8.84 mag
- Magnitude band
- K
- Right ascension
- 266.5755°
- Declination
- -29.0268°
- Designation
- WR 102ka
- IAU name adopted
- 2026-06-13
- Name language
- English
- Name origin (IAU)
- The nebula of this WN star seems to look like a peony flower.
Source:IAU Working Group on Star Names · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Constellation
In everyday life
- Declination -29° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.
- Its IAU name «Peony Star» comes from English (IAU Working Group on Star Names).
Worked out from this object's official values.