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    HR 5171, also known as V766 Centauri, is a yellow hypergiant in the constellation Centaurus. It is said to be either an extreme red supergiant (RSG) or...
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    system to the Solar System, its neighbour in the sky Beta Centauri, and HR 5171, one of the largest stars yet discovered. The constellation also contains...
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    System body), two asteroids gravitating toward each other until they touch. HR 5171, a yellow hypergiant previously thought to be a contact binary. KIC 9832227...
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    "VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry of the late-type supergiants V766 Cen (=HR 5171 A), σ Oph, BM Sco, and HD 206859". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 597: A9. arXiv:1610...
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    "VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry of the late-type supergiants V766 Cen (=HR 5171 A), σ Oph, BM Sco, and HD 206859". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 597: A9. arXiv:1610...
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    supergiants (e.g. Zeta Cephei), or even as yellow (e.g. yellow hypergiant HR 5171 Aa).[citation needed] Red supergiants are cool and large. They have spectral...
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    hypergiant) among the largest-known stars 1.83 Tm – 12.2 au – Diameter of HR 5171 A, the largest-known yellow hypergiant star although later research suggests...
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  • MYSTIC 2022 Hypergiant star currently undergoing a great dimming event HR 5171 Aa 4.1±0.8 1575±400 11740±1630 Very Large Telescope – VLTI/PIONIER 2014...
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    eclipsing binaries are Epsilon Aurigae (Almaaz), VV Cephei, and V766 Centauri (HR 5171). Angular diameter measurements can be inconsistent because the boundary...
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  • Among other discoveries, Olivier Chesneau discovered the "peanut star" HR 5171, the fact that novae explode with an hourglass shape already a few days...
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