What is WR 102ka?
'''WR 102ka''', also called the '''Peony Nebula Star''', is a blue [[hypergiant]] [[star]]. It is found in the constellation [[Sagittarius]] and is located near the middle of the [[Milky Way]]. It is 92 times larger than the [[Sun]] and 3.2 million times brighter.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2008/30/aa09568-08/aa09568-08.html|title=Two extremely luminous WN stars in the Galactic center with circumstellar emission from dust and gas|first1=W.-R.|last1=Hamann|first2=L. M.|last2=Oskinova|first3=A.|last3=Barniske|date=1 August 2008|journal=Astronomy & Astrophysics|volume=486|issue=3|pages=971–984|via=www.aanda.org|doi=10.1051/0004-6361:200809568|arxiv=0807.2476|bibcode=2008A&A...486..971B|s2cid=8074261}}</ref> ==Related pages== * [[Pistol Star]] * [[LBV 1806-20]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{sci-stub}} {{physics-stub}} [[Category:supergiants]] [[Category:Stars]]