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KW Sagittarii

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KW Sagitarii
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 17h 52m 00.7s
Declination −28° 01′ 20.6″
Apparent magnitude (V) ? (B mag is 11)
Characteristics
Spectral type M1.5 Iab
Variable type N1?
Other designations
HD 316496, HIP 87433.
Database references
SIMBADdata

'KW Sagitarii is variable M class hypergiant, It is located approximately 9,800 light-years away from our Sun. It is 1460 solar diameters,in fact one of the largest known stars, its luminosity is 370,000 times the suns. It is located in the constillation Sagittarius.

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