Westerlund 1-243

id: westerlund-1-243-305-10371659
title: Westerlund 1-243
text: Westerlund 1-243 or Wd 1-243 is a luminous blue variable (LBV) star undergoing an eruptive phase located within the outskirts of the super star cluster Westerlund 1. Located about 13,400 ly (4,100 pc) from Earth, it has a luminosity of 0.73 million L☉ making it one of the most luminous stars known.
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description: Luminous blue variable star undergoing an eruptive phase in Westerlund 1
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlund_1-243
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date modified: 2023-11-30T21:31:31Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Surprise_Cloud_Around_Vast_Star.jpg","width":4222,"height":2703}
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