Pistol Star
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| Radius | 212. 88 million km |
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| Surface temperature | 11,800 K |
| Mass | 5. 47 × 10^31 kg (27. 5 M☉) |
| Distance to Earth | 26,090 light years |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 8. 920 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 7. 291 |
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| ID | 2230217 |
About Pistol Star
The Pistol Star is a blue hypergiant star; one of the most luminous known in the Milky Way. It is one of many massive young stars in the Quintuplet cluster in the Galactic Center region. The star owes its name to the shape of the Pistol Nebula, which it illuminates.
Pistol Star Photos
