Stephenson 2-18

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2023-06-242023-06-24

st2-18,largest star known,Stephenson 2 DFK 1

Stephenson 2-18 (St2-18) is a red supergiant or red hypergiant star located in the constellation Scutum. Also catalogued as Stephenson 2-DFK 1 and RSGC2-18, it… Read More »Stephenson 2-18

VY Canis Majoris

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2023-02-282023-05-02

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

UY Scuti

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2023-02-082023-05-02

UY Scuti is a red supergiant or red hypergiant star located in the direction of the constellation Scutum. With an estimated radius of 1,708 solar… Read More »UY Scuti

BAT99-98

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2021-09-152022-01-27

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

Pistol Star

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2021-04-192023-09-05

The Pistol Star (V4647 Sagittarii) is a blue hypergiant star located in the southern constellation Sagittarius. It is one of the most massive and luminous… Read More »Pistol Star

VX Sagittarii

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2020-09-132023-09-05

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