VV Cephei

VV Cephei is an eclipsing binary star system located approximately 4,900 light years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus. It has an apparent magnitude of 4.91. The primary star in the system, VV Cephei A, […]

Antares, Alpha Scorpii (α Sco) is a red supergiant star located in the constellation Scorpius. With an average apparent magnitude of 0.96, it is the brightest star in Scorpius and usually the 15th brightest star […]

WOH G64 is a red supergiant or hypergiant star located at a distance of 160,000 light years from Earth in the constellation Dorado. It is one of the largest stars discovered to date, as well […]

Aldebaran, Alpha Tauri (α Tau), is an orange giant star in the constellation Taurus. It marks the eye of the celestial Bull. With an apparent magnitude that varies from 0.75 to 0.95, it is the […]

Arcturus, Alpha Boötis (α Boo), is an orange giant star of the spectral type K0 III located in the northern constellation Boötes. It is the brightest star in Boötes and the 4th brightest star in […]

Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis (α Ori), is a red supergiant star of the spectral type M1-2 located in the constellation Orion, the Hunter. It has an estimated radius about 887 to 955 times that of the […]

UY Scuti is a red supergiant star located in the direction of Scutum constellation. With an estimated radius of 1,708 solar radii, it is currently the largest star known. It is classified as a pulsating […]