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VY Canis Majoris The Giant Stars of the Universe

VY Canis Majoris

Mihimatha Thorathuru December 31, 2019

VY Canis Majoris Table of Contents  Information  Density Orbit VY Canis Majoris is an extreme oxygen-rich red hypergiant or red supergiant and pulsa…

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Sirius The Giant Stars of the Universe

Sirius

Mihimatha Thorathuru December 31, 2019

Sirius Table of Contents  Information  Star age Composition Density Weight Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from…

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Mu Cephei The Giant Stars of the Universe

Mu Cephei

Mihimatha Thorathuru December 31, 2019

Mu Cephei Mu Cephei , also known as Herschel's Garnet Star, Erakis, or HD 206936, is a red supergiant or hypergiant star in the constellation C…

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Arcturus The Giant Stars of the Universe

Arcturus

Mihimatha Thorathuru December 31, 2019

Arcturus Table of Contents  Information Colors Planets Composition Origin Arcturus , designation α Boötis, is the brightest star in the constellati…

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Aldebaran The Giant Stars of the Universe

Aldebaran

Mihimatha Thorathuru December 30, 2019

Aldebaran Aldebaran , designated α Tauri, is a giant star measured to be about 65 light-years from the Sun in the zodiac constellation Taurus. It i…

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Rigel The Giant Stars of the Universe

Rigel

Mihimatha Thorathuru December 30, 2019

Rigel Rigel , designated β Orionis, is a blue supergiant star in the constellation of Orion, approximately 860 light-years from Earth. Rigel is the …

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Betelgeuse The Giant Stars of the Universe

Betelgeuse

Mihimatha Thorathuru December 30, 2019

Betelgeuse Betelgeuse is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky and, after Rigel, the second-brightest in the constellation of Orion. I…

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