Var 83
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Var 83 is a blue hypergiant in the constellation Triangulum
, in the Triangulum Galaxy
. With its bolometric luminosity of ±2,240,000 it is one of the most luminous stars known.
Triangulum
Triangulum is a small constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for triangle, and it should not be confused with Triangulum Australe in the southern sky. Its name derives from its three brightest stars, of third and fourth magnitude, which form a nearly isosceles long and narrow triangle...
, in the Triangulum Galaxy
Triangulum Galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 3 million light years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598, and is sometimes informally referred to as the Pinwheel Galaxy, a nickname it shares with Messier 101...
. With its bolometric luminosity of ±2,240,000 it is one of the most luminous stars known.