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Red hypergiants

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Posted in Images on May 1st, 2009 by deuce | FavoriteLoadingAdd to favorites
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Rho Cassiopeiae Sol VY Canis Majoris 500x359 Red hypergiants

The largest known star, XY Canis Majoris (right), compared with other known hypergiant stars, our own sun (yellow dot at left), and the orbits of Jupiter (red) and Neptune (blue), all to scale.

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2 Responses to Red hypergiants

  1. dieantagonista (UID# 2287) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    May 1, 2009 at 9:38 pm

    Hypergiants. That word alone spreads awesomeness. I could just walk into a lame washing salon and say “hypergiants”, suddenly it would be an awesome place.

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  2. deuce (UID# 933) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    May 2, 2009 at 2:34 am

    Actually, that should say VY Canis Majoris. Teach me to post while drunk/at work.

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