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Old 31-July-2008, 11:17 PM
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OH - ??? - OH471

To expand on what Kaptain K already wrote, "OH" refers specifically to hydroxyl maser emission sources, which is just a fancy way of saying something gives off lots of microwave radiation.

See James Kaler's "The Hundred Greatest Stars" (Copernicus, 2002), p. 137.
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