An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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WC6 star
  ستاره‌ی WC6  
setâre-ye WC6
Fr.: étoile WC6  

A → WC Wolf-Rayet whose spectrum shows the following emission line characteristics:
C III 5696 Å very weaker than C IV 5801-12 Å and C III stronger than O V 5572-98 Å.

See also: W, from → Wolf-Rayet; C, from → carbon; → star.