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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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