WR 102ka, also known as the Peony star, is a slash star that is one of several candidates for the most luminous-known star in the Milky Way. WR 102ka...
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Wolf–Rayet star (redirect from WR star)
the sequence using lower case letter suffixes, for example WR 102ka for one of the numerous WR stars discovered in the galactic centre. Modern high volume...
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List of most luminous stars (redirect from WR 158)
are three stars with over 1 million L☉ and visible to the naked eye: WR 22, WR 24 and Eta Carinae. All of these stars are located in the Carina nebula...
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experiment detailed in the book, The Mind of an Ape Peony Star (a name for WR 102ka from the Peony Nebula in which it is embedded), one of several candidates...
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surrounded by a nebula identical to the one around Sanduleak -69° 202) WR 102ka (the Peony star, one of the most luminous stars known, and would be one...
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moving away from the star, including the Finger Nebula. R136a1 Pistol Star WR 102ka LBV 1806-20 List of most massive stars Roeser, S.; Bastian, U. (1988)....
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Westerhout 51. MTT 68 24,787.88 1 O2If* 14.72 WR 42e (2MASS J11144550-115001) 25,000 1 O3If*/WN6 14.53 WR 102ka (Peony star) 26,000 2 Ofpe/WN9 Westerhout...
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reliable listed masses are those for the eclipsing binaries NGC 3603-A1, WR 21a, and WR 20a. Masses for all three were obtained from orbital measurements. This...
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of Milky Way. WR 102ka (Peony Star) 26,000 1 Ofpe/WN9 WR 102c 26,000 1 WN6 11.6 WR 102ea 26,000 1 WN9h 8.8 GCIRS 13E (WR 101f) 26,000 1 WR Located near...
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O4I 15.1 WRAY 17-96 22,000 1 cLBV ~13.0 [B61] 2 22,000 1 LBV_B[e]: 15.00 WR 102ka 26,000 1 WN10 near the galactic center GCIRS 16SW 27,000 1 Ofpe/WN9 in...
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