Westerlund 2 is an obscured compact young star cluster (perhaps even a super star cluster) in the Milky Way, with an estimated age of about one or two...
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Westerlund may refer to: Westerlund 1, a star cluster Westerlund 2, a star cluster 2902 Westerlund, a Main-belt Asteroid Anna Westerlund (born 1989), Finnish...
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Carl Julius Alvin Westerlund (2 June 1885 – 14 May 1952) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Bodø. He was elected to the Norwegian...
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star clusters, Westerlund 1, Westerlund 2 and Westerlund 3. He also discovered the red supergiant, WOH G64. Asteroid 2902 Westerlund was named after...
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in the hinterland of the young cluster, Westerlund 2". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 480 (2): 2109–2124. arXiv:1807.06486. Bibcode:2018MNRAS...
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Seppo Assar Kustaa Westerlund (2 November 1930 – 22 February 2014) was a Finnish engineer and politician, born in Oulu. He began his political career...
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anniversary in space on April 24, 2015, STScI released images of the Westerlund 2 cluster, located about 20,000 light-years (6,100 pc) away in the constellation...
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I.; Vacca, W. D. (2006-11-01). "A census of the Wolf-Rayet content in Westerlund 1 from near-infrared imaging and spectroscopy". Monthly Notices of the...
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Westerlund 1 W26 (commonly abbreviated to W26) or Westerlund 1 BKS AS is a red supergiant located at the outskirts of the Westerlund 1 super star cluster...
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J. (2007). "Early-type stars in the core of the young open cluster Westerlund 2". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 463 (3): 981–991. arXiv:astro-ph/0612622...
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Westerlund 1 (abbreviated Wd1, sometimes called Ara Cluster) is a compact young super star cluster about 3.8 kpc (12,000 ly) away from Earth. It is thought...
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Pär Westerlund 3:15 8. "Aiming" Nissen, Petter Tarland, Westerlund 2:47 9. "Stones" (featuring Daniel Schultz) Nissen, Lasse Baunkilde, Schultz 2:55...
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millions years before present) ejected from the young, massive cluster Westerlund 2. It was discovered in 2004 to be one of the most massive binary systems...
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the most massive and luminous stars known List of most massive stars Westerlund 1 W26 NML Cygni WOH G64 – Most likely the largest known star VY Canis...
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April 2019, a special celebration image of the Southern Crab Nebula (aka Hen 2-104) was released. This nebula is located in the Constellation Centaurus....
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Zone RCW 49 (3 June 2004) Devitt, Terry (May 27, 2004). "Milky Way churning out new stars at a furious pace". Constellation Guide Westerlund 2 and Gum 29...
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Westerlund (born 17 April 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for KalPa of the Finnish Liiga. Westerlund was...
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CXOU J164710.2−455216 is an anomalous X-ray pulsar and magnetar in the massive galactic open cluster Westerlund 1. It is the brightest X-ray source in...
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stars and is one of the most massive binaries. WR 21a lies near the Westerlund 2 open cluster and likely to be an ejected member. The distance of WR 21a...
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Jireh Otto Micky Westerlund (born 8 August 2002) is a Samoan athlete who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Mini Games. Westerlund is from Taufusi and...
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Westerlund 1 W237, also known as Wd 1-237 or Westerlund 1 BKS B, is a possible red supergiant (RSG) in the constellation of Ara. It is one out of four...
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Berndt "Spaden" Westerlund (born 27 March 1932) is a Swedish former football and ice hockey player, best known for representing Hammarby IF in both sports...
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Anna Åsa Olivia Westerlund (born 9 April 1989) is a Finnish footballer, who plays at club level for Åland United. She previously played for FC Honka in...
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gravity. The sun loses mass due to the solar wind at a very small rate, (2–3)×10−14 solar masses per year. The solar wind carries trace amounts of the...
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Mia Westerlund Roosen (born 1942) is an American sculptor known for largely abstract, often monumental works that reference the body, eroticism, and primal...
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Kemppi Natalia Kuikka Ria Öling Amanda Rantanen Eveliina Summanen Anna Westerlund Ana Borges Fátima Pinto Diana Silva Jéssica Silva Rachel Corsie Kirsty...
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Retrieved 2 February 2017. Westerlund (2004), pp. 157-159 Westerlund (2004), pp. 98-99 Westerlund (2004), p. 163 Westerlund, s. 97–100. Westerlund (2004)...
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October 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2019. Westerlund 2019, p. 20. Worthen & Muir 2013, pp. 220–21. Westerlund 2019, p. 21. Pajunen & Karjalainen 2019,...
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Bosco H. K; Hsia, Chih-Hao; Deguchi, Shuji (2012). "Maser Observations of Westerlund 1 and Comprehensive Considerations on Maser Properties of Red Supergiants...
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Westerlund 1 W75 or Wd 1-75 is a red supergiant (RSG) located in the Westerlund 1 super star cluster. Its radius is calculated to be around 668 solar...
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