New Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars, and candidates. An annex to The VIIth Catalogue of Galactic Wolf-Rayet Stars
Karel A. van der Hucht

TL;DR
This paper reports the discovery and cataloging of 72 new Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars and 17 candidates, expanding the known population and providing updated statistics on their distribution in clusters.
Contribution
It introduces a significant update to the catalog of Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars with new discoveries and candidates since the previous major catalog.
Findings
Total known Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars increased to 298
8% of Wolf-Rayet stars are in Westerlund 1 cluster
20% are located near the Galactic Center
Abstract
This paper gathers, from the literature and private communication, 72 new Galactic Population I Wolf-Rayet stars and 17 candidate WCLd stars, recognized and/or discovered after the publication of The VIIth Catalogue of Galactic Wolf-Rayet Stars. This brings the total number of known Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars to 298, of which 24 (8%) are in open cluster Westerlund 1, and 60 (20%) are in open clusters near the Galactic Center.
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Taxonomy
TopicsStellar, planetary, and galactic studies · History and Developments in Astronomy · Historical and Architectural Studies
