VY Canis Majoris
VY Canis Majoris (VY CMa) is a red supergiant or red hypergiant star located at an approximate distance of 3,820 light-years from Earth in the… Read More »VY Canis Majoris
Mu Cephei
Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis (α Ori), is a red supergiant star located in the constellation Orion, the Hunter. It has an estimated radius about 764 times… Read More »Betelgeuse
BAT99-98
BAT99-98 is a Wolf-Rayet star located in the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. With a mass 226 times that of the Sun and… Read More »BAT99-98
La Superba
La Superba, Y Canum Venaticorum (Y CVn) is a red giant star located in the constellation Canes Venatici. Classified as a carbon star and a… Read More »La Superba
Rasalgethi
Rasalgethi, Alpha Herculis A (α Her A) is a red supergiant or bright giant located in the northern constellation Hercules, near the border with Ophiuchus.… Read More »Rasalgethi
VX Sagittarii
VX Sagittarii is a red hypergiant star located in the southern constellation Sagittarius. It is one of the largest stars known, with a radius over… Read More »VX Sagittarii
Stephenson 2-18
Stephenson 2-18 (St2-18) is a red supergiant located in the constellation Scutum. Also catalogued as Stephenson 2-DFK 1 and RSGC2-18, it is the current record… Read More »Stephenson 2-18