VY Canis Majoris
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Radius | 987. 89 million km |
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Distance to Earth | 4,892 light years |
Mass | 3. 381 × 10^31 kg (17 M☉) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −9. 4 |
Surface gravity (log g) | cgs |
Did you know | VY Canis Majoris is between 1420 ± 120 times wider than the Sun. |
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ID | 1249033 |
About VY Canis Majoris
VY Canis Majoris is an extreme oxygen-rich red hypergiant or red supergiant and pulsating variable star located at 1. 2 kiloparsecs away from Earth in the constellation of Canis Major.