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bn:01404291n
Noun Named Entity
Categories: Bayer objects, Population I stars, Auriga (constellation), M-type supergiants, HR objects
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VY Canis Majoris  Former largest star  HD 58061  Sh2-310  VY CMa
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VY Canis Majoris is an extreme oxygen-rich red hypergiant or red supergiant and pulsating variable star 1.2 kiloparsecs from the solar system in the slightly southern constellation of Canis Major. Wikipedia
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VY Canis Majoris is an extreme oxygen-rich red hypergiant or red supergiant and pulsating variable star 1.2 kiloparsecs from the solar system in the slightly southern constellation of Canis Major. Wikipedia
One of the largest known stars in the known universe Wikipedia Disambiguation
Red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major Wikidata
IS A
binary star
variable star
red supergiant
hypergiant
pulsating variable star
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CONSTELLATION
Canis Major
EPOCH
J2000.0
TYPE OF VARIABLE STAR
semiregular variable star
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VY Canis Majoris
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VY Canis Majoris
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Former largest star, Sh2-310, Vy canis majoris, VY CMa
Wikidata Alias
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HD 58061

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