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CW Leonis, a Common card
CW Leonis or IRC +10216 is a variable carbon star that is embedded in a thick dust envelope.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 108
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,200
Power 108 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
CW Leonis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the CW Leonis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Its ______ is emitted mostly at infrared wavelengths.
Answer
energy. Its energy is emitted mostly at infrared wavelengths. From the CW Leonis article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
It was first discovered in ____ by a group of astronomers led by Eric Becklin, based upon infrared observations made with the 62-inch Caltech Infrared Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory.
Answer
1960s. It was first discovered in 1969 by a group of astronomers led by Eric Becklin, based upon infrared observations made with the 62-inch Caltech Infrared Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory. From the CW Leonis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Andy Baio. Andy Baio 65 · CW Leonis 62 · Shinto in Korea 59 · Saiva Siddhanta Church 56 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was first discovered in 1969 by a group of astronomers led by Eric Becklin, based upon infrared observations made with the 62-inch Caltech Infrared Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory.
- Its energy is emitted mostly at infrared wavelengths.
- At a wavelength of 5 μm, it was found to have the highest flux of any object outside the Solar System.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The CW Leonis article was read about 6,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get CW Leonis
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, CW Leonis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA/JPL-Caltech, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
