jmaiz on 26-Feb-2026 08:48:41 GMT about HD 268856
This object is a chance alignment between a late-type star in the halo (Gaia DR3 4655313063639886976) and a WR in the LMC (Gaia DR3 4655312994920412416), as it can be seen by the different astrometry in Gaia. The WR shows its expected features in the Gaia XP low-resolution spectroscopy of the second object.
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