KMHK 833

The Kiso Multiple Mirror Telescope (KMMT), located at the Kiso Observatory in Japan, sits atop Mount Ontake at 1,130 meters elevation. This advanced facility uses multiple mirrors to enhance its light-gathering capabilities, making it ideal for observing distant celestial objects.

KMHK 833, found within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), is a Wolf-Rayet star—an extremely hot and luminous star in its late evolutionary stage. These rare stars have surface temperatures up to 200,000 Kelvin and release powerful stellar winds that eject massive amounts of material into space, eventually enriching their surroundings with heavy elements as they approach their supernova phase.