VY Canis Majoris

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude -9.6
gptkbp:area approximately 1,420 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 3,500 K
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Canis_Major
gptkbp:distance 3,840 light years
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 300,000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type M2-M3
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VY Canis Majoris
gptkbp:mass approximately 30 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:type red hypergiant
gptkbp:year_created 1931
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supergiants
gptkb:Red_Supergiant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5