WOH G64
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WOH G64 is a red hypergiant
in the Large Magellanic Cloud
. With 2000 times the radius of the Sun
, it is one of the largest known stars.
The size of WOH G64 is estimated at 2,785,000,000 km, or 1,900-2,000 solar radii.
Hypergiant
A hypergiant is a star with a tremendous mass and luminosity, showing signs of a very high rate of mass loss.-Characteristics:...
in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Large Magellanic Cloud
The Large Magellanic Cloud is a nearby irregular galaxy, and is a satellite of the Milky Way. At a distance of slightly less than 50 kiloparsecs , the LMC is the third closest galaxy to the Milky Way, with the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal and Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy lying closer to the center...
. With 2000 times the radius of the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
, it is one of the largest known stars.
The size of WOH G64 is estimated at 2,785,000,000 km, or 1,900-2,000 solar radii.
See also
- VY Canis MajorisVY Canis MajorisVY Canis Majoris is the largest known star and also one of the most luminous. Located in the constellation Canis Major, it is a red hypergiant, between 1800 and 2100 solar radii, 8.4–9.8 astronomical units in radius, about 3.0 billion km or 1.9 billion miles in diameter, and about 1.5 kiloparsecs ...
- the largest known star
| < 1. VY Canis Majoris VY Canis Majoris VY Canis Majoris is the largest known star and also one of the most luminous. Located in the constellation Canis Major, it is a red hypergiant, between 1800 and 2100 solar radii, 8.4–9.8 astronomical units in radius, about 3.0 billion km or 1.9 billion miles in diameter, and about 1.5 kiloparsecs ... |
3. VV Cephei VV Cephei VV Cephei, also known as HD 208816, is an eclipsing binary star system located in the constellation Cepheus, approximately 2,400 light years from Earth.Size, mass and luminosity estimates are all considerably uncertain due to insufficient knowledge of the Cephei star system: Professor Kaler writes... > |