We report the serendipitous discovery of an object , UVQS J060819.93 - 715737.4 , with a spectrum dominated by extremely intense , narrow C \scriptstyle II emission lines .
The spectrum is similar to those of the very rare , late-type [ WC11 ] low-mass Wolf-Rayet stars .
Despite the recognition of these stars as a distinct class decades ago , there remains barely a handful of Galactic members , all of which are also planetary-nebula central stars .
Although no obvious surrounding nebulosity is present in J0608 , [ O \scriptstyle II ] , [ N \scriptstyle II ] , and [ S \scriptstyle II ] emission suggest the presence of an inconspicuous , low-excitation nebula .
There is low-amplitude incoherent photometric variability on timescales of days to years , as well as numerous prominent P Cygni profiles , implying mass loss .
There are indications of a binary companion .
The star is located on the outskirts of the LMC , and the observed radial velocity ( \sim +250 km s ^ { -1 } ) and proper motion strongly suggest membership .
If indeed an LMC member , this is the first extragalactic late [ WC ] star , and the first with an accurately determined luminosity , as the Galactic examples are too distant for precise parallax determinations .
A high-quality , broad-coverage spectrum of the prototype of the late [ WC ] class , CPD -56 ^ { \circ } 8032 , is also presented .
We discuss different excitation mechanisms capable of producing the great strength of the C \scriptstyle II emission .
Numerous autoionizing levels of C \scriptstyle II are definitely populated by processes other than dielectronic recombination .
Despite the spectacular emission spectra , observational selection makes objects such as these difficult to discover .
Members of the [ WC11 ] class may in fact be considerably more common than the handful of previously known late [ WC ] stars .