Dear FDEV: Where did WR 25 go?

WR 25 is the most luminous star currently known in the galaxy. It is brighter (by total output) than Eta Carinae, which is nearby. And yet, the star seems to be entirely absent. I can excuse many 'named' stars of less importance, but this is literally the single most energetic object in our galaxy currently known! FDEV, why?

I've searched for this star under all of the following catalogue names. If you've found in under a more obscure one, please post.

* WR 25
* HD 93162
* 2MASS J10441038-5943111,
* Trumpler 16 177
* CD−59 3282


Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WR_25
 
Perhaps those stars would be long gone by 3303. Though Eta Carinae will probably be gone by then too.
 
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