WN stars
type: Concept
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie Admin
modified: 2020-11-04T21:08:13.957Z
modified: 2020-11-04T21:07:55.107Z
alternative label: WN-type stars
broader: Wolf-Rayet stars
definition: A Wolf-Rayet star whose spectrum is dominated by emission lines of ionized nitrogen: N II 3995 Å, N III 4634-4661 Å, N III 5314 Å, N IV 3479-3484 Å, N IV 4058 Å, N V 4603 Å, N V 4619 Å, and N V 4933-4944 Å. This type is divided in sub-types WN2 to WN11.

Wolf-Rayet stars
type: Concept
narrower: WN stars