Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:star
red hypergiant |
| gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
7.4 to 9.6
|
| gptkbp:catalogue |
gptkb:Henry_Draper_Catalogue
gptkb:Hipparcos_Catalogue |
| gptkbp:constellation |
gptkb:Canis_Major
|
| gptkbp:declination |
-25° 46′ 03″
|
| gptkbp:diameter |
1300 to 2200 solar radii
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Jérôme_Lalande
|
| gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1801
|
| gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
3900 light years
|
| gptkbp:evolutionaryStage |
late stage
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
VY Canis Majoris
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Canis_Major
|
| gptkbp:luminosity |
270,000 to 430,000 times Sun
|
| gptkbp:mass |
17 solar masses
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
extreme mass loss
one of the largest known stars |
| gptkbp:otherName |
gptkb:2MASS_J07283981-2544386
gptkb:HD_58061 gptkb:HIP_35793 |
| gptkbp:parallax |
0.57 mas
|
| gptkbp:radialVelocity |
22 km/s
|
| gptkbp:rightAscension |
07h 22m 58.3s
|
| gptkbp:spectralType |
M3-M4Ia
|
| gptkbp:temperature |
3,500 K
|
| gptkbp:variableStar |
semiregular variable
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Red_supergiant
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|