VY Monocerotis

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf red hypergiant star
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 7.3–9.6
gptkbp:catalogue Simbad: VY+Mon
gptkbp:diameter ~1,420 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy Jerome Lalande
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1801
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~3,840 light-years
gptkbp:hasNebula yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VY Monocerotis
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Monoceros
gptkbp:luminosity ~270,000 times Sun
gptkbp:mass ~17 solar masses
gptkbp:nestType reflection and emission nebula
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:HD_58061
gptkb:HIP_35793
2MASS J07283980-2544386
gptkbp:parallax 0.85 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA -2.98 mas/yr
2.48 mas/yr
gptkbp:spectralType M3-M4Ia
gptkbp:variableStar semiregular variable
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Monocerotis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7