List of most massive stars
List of the most massive stars
Table:
Some stars with masses 25–79 M☉

Star name

Mass
(M☉, Sun = 1)

Method

Refs.

R139 A

78

[26]

V429 Carinae A

78

WR 22

78

Pismis 24-17

78

[27]

Cygnus OB2-11

73+32
−24

[28]

Arches-F12

70–82

R126

70

Companion to M33 X-7

70

[29]

BD+43° 3654

70

HD 93205

69

[10]

R136a7

69

Evolutionary model[3]

HD 93403 A

68.5

Arches-F18

67–82

Arches-F4

66–76

Arches-F28

66–76

HD 5980 B

66

HD 5980 A

61

Var 83 in M33

60–85

S Monocerotis

59

WR21a B

58.3

[17]

WR 102ea

58

[30]

CD Crucis A

57

[31]

HD 16691

56.6

[32]

ζ Puppis (Naos)

56.1

[32]

Arches-F21

56–70

Plaskett's star B

56

Arches-F10

55–69

9 Sagittarii A

55

AG Carinae

55

BAT99-119 (R145)

53+20
−40 + 54+20
−40

Binary

[33][e]

Arches-F14

54–65

BD+40° 4210

54

Plaskett's star A

54

Arches-F3

52–63

HD 93129 B

52

[34]

Cygnus OB2-4

52

Arches-B1

50–60

CD Crucis B

48

[31]

Arches-F20

47–57

LH54-425

A=47 ± 2, B=28 ± 1

Binary[35]

[35]

Arches-F16

46–56

WR 102c

45–55

[20]

HD 15558 B

45 ± 11

[7][8]

S Doradus

45

HD 50064

45

WR 141

45

[25]

IRS-8*

44.5

[36]

Cygnus OB2-8A A

44.1

Cygnus OB2-1

44

Cygnus OB2-10

43.1±14

[28]

Arches-F8

43–51

α Camelopardalis

43

Pismis 24-2

43

χ2 Orionis

42.3

Cygnus OB2-8C

42.2±14

[28]

Arches-F2

42–49

Cygnus OB2-6

42

HD 108

42

Sher 25 in NGC 3603

40–52

θ1 Orionis C

40

μ Normae

40

ρ Cassiopeiae

40

[37]

Cygnus OB2-7

39.7+17
−10

[28]

Companion to NGC 300 X-1

38

[38]

Pismis 24-16

38

Pismis 24-25

38

Cygnus OB2-8A B

37.4

HD 93403 B

37.3

ζ1 Scorpii

36

Pismis 24-13

35

Companion to IC 10 X-1[39]

35

Cygnus OB2-9 A

>34

Cygnus OB2-18

33

ζ Orionis (Alnitak)

33

Arches-F5

31–36

Cygnus OB2-5 A

31

Cygnus OB2-9 B

>30

η Carinae B

30-80

Luminosity/Binary [19]

ε Orionis (Alnilam)

30-64.5[40]

19 Cephei

30–35

γ Velorum A (Regor A)

30

P Cygni

30

VY Canis Majoris

30 (17–40)

[41][42]

VFTS 352

A=28.63 ± 0.3, B=28.85 ± 0.3

[43]

The Pistol Star (V4647 Sgr)

27.5

10 Lacertae

26.9

ξ Persei (Menkib)

26–36

6 Cassiopeiae

25

[44]

Pismis 24-3

25

NGC 7538 S

25

[45]

VFTS 102

25

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