WOH G64
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 Artist's rendition of WOH G64 |
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| Observation data Epoch Equinox |
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| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 04h 55m 10.49s |
| Declination | −68° 20′ 29.08″ |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M7.5 |
| B−V color index | 2.24 |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 163,000 ly |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −9.8 |
| Details | |
| Mass | ~16-22 M☉ |
| Radius | 1,540-2,000 R☉ |
| Luminosity | ~2.8×105 L☉ |
| Temperature | ~3,200 K |
| Other designations | |
WOH G64 is a red hypergiant in the Large Magellanic Cloud. With 1540 times the radius of the Sun,[citation needed] 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[1].[clarification needed]
[edit] See also
- VY Canis Majoris - the largest known star
| < 1. VY Canis Majoris | 3. VV Cephei > |
[edit] References
Media related to WOH G64 at Wikimedia Commons
- Westerlund, B. E.; Olander, N.; Hedin, B. (1981). "Supergiant and giant M type stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud". Astronomy & Astrophysics Suppl. Ser. 43: 267–295.
- Ohnaka, K.; et al. (2008). "Spatially resolved dusty torus toward the red supergiant WOH G64 in the Large Magellanic Cloud". Astronomy & Astrophysics 484 (2): 371–379. Bibcode 2008A&A...484..371O. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809469.
- ^ ^ E. M. Levesque. "WOH G64: The Largest Star Known?". Astronomical Journal. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009AJ....137.4744L. Retrieved 2010-07 16.
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