The Discovery of a Rare WO-type Wolf-Rayet Star in the Large Magellanic
  Cloud
  While observing OB stars within the most crowded regions of the Large
Magellanic Cloud, we happened upon a new Wolf-Rayet star in Lucke-Hodge 41, the
rich OB association that contains S Doradus and numerous other massive stars.
At first glance the spectrum resembled that of a WC4 star, but closer
examination showed strong OVI 3811, 34 lines, leading us to classify it as a
WO4. This is only the second known WO in the LMC, and the first known WO4 (the
other being a WO3). This rarity is to be expected due to these stars' short
lifespans as they represent the most advanced evolutionary stage in a massive
star's lifetime before exploding as SNe. This discovery shows that while the
majority of WRs within the LMC have been discovered, there may be a few WRs
left to be found.
