Table 1
Stellar sample discussed in this paper, along with classification and coordinates from Simbad.
| Star | Classification | Distance | RA(2000) | Dec(2000) |
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| Pistol Star | cLBV | 81 | 17 46 15.24 | −28 50 03.58 |
| WR102ka | LBV, WN10 | 81 | 17 46 18.12 | −29 01 36.60 |
| LBV1806-20 | cLBV | 11.82 | 18 08 40.31 | −20 24 41.10 |
| HD 168625 | cLBV, B6Ia | 2.23 (2.84) | 18 21 19.55 | −16 22 26.06 |
| HD 168607 | LBV, B9Ia | 2.23 | 18 21 14.89 | −16 22 31.76 |
| MWC930 | LBV, B5-B9e | 3.55 | 18 26 25.24 | −07 13 17.80 |
| MWC314 | LBV, B3Ibe | 36 | 19 21 33.98 | 14 52 56.89 |
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| HD 152234 | O9.7Ia+O8Va | 1.917 | 16 54 01.84 | −41 48 23.01 |
| WR102e | WR, WC, “dustar”b | 81 | 17 46 14.81 | −28 50 00.60 |
| HD 164794 | O3.5Vf++O5Vfc | 1.1−1.88,9,10 | 18 03 52.45 | −24 21 38.63 |
Notes. Candidate LBV stars are identified with “cLBV”. They are ordered following their classification and right ascension.
(a)
Classification from Sana et al. (2008).
(b)
Star is in the Pistol Star field, and is considered to be a WR-“dustar” by Marchenko & Moffat (2007).
(c)
Classification from Rauw et al. (2012).
Reference. 1) Reid (1993); 2) Figer et al. (2004); 3) Chentsov & Gorda (2004); 4) Hutsemekers et al. (1994); Pasquali et al. (2002); 5) Miroshnichenko et al. (2005); 6) Miroshnichenko et al. (1998); 7) Ankay et al. (2001); 8) 1.58 kpc; Sung et al. (2000); 9) 1.79 kpc (Blomme & Volpi 2014; and references therein); 10) 1.1 kpc, Bondar (2012).