VY Canis Majoris (abbreviated to VY CMa) is an extreme oxygen-rich red hypergiant or red supergiant (O-rich RHG or RSG) and pulsating variable star 1...
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unknown but thought to be related to its stellar wind and rotation. VY Canis Majoris is a remote red hypergiant located approximately 3,800 light-years...
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within the Canis Major constellation, including: Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris), the brightest star in the terrestrial sky VY Canis Majoris, one of the...
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UW Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major. It is classified as a Beta Lyrae eclipsing contact binary and given the variable star designation...
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000 to 2,000 R☉. Mu Cephei VV Cephei A NML Cygni RW Cephei S Persei VY Canis Majoris - potentially the largest star in the Milky Way KY Cygni PZ Cassiopeiae...
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(2007) to state that it might be an extreme red hypergiant, much like VY Canis Majoris. It is also stated that Stephenson 2 DFK 1 is on the brink of ejecting...
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"Fundamental properties and atmospheric structure of the red supergiant VY Canis Majoris based on VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry". Astronomy and Astrophysics...
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sometimes used for the most extended and unstable red supergiants like VY Canis Majoris and NML Cygni. The "red" part of "red supergiant" refers to the cool...
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PC, PC2, HCP and PH3. It was detected in the circumstellar shell of VY Canis Majoris and in the star forming region catalogued as AFGL 5142. The compound...
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"Fundamental properties and atmospheric structure of the red supergiant VY Canis Majoris based on VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry". Astronomy & Astrophysics...
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