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When will canis majoris go supernova?
It is difficult to predict exactly when Canis Majoris, or Betelgeuse, will go supernova. It is expected to happen within the next 100,000 years, but could occur sooner or later. When it does happen, it is likely to be a spectacular event visible from Earth.
How big is the Sun compared to VY Canis Majoris?
VY Canis Majoris (VY CMa) is the largest known star and also one of the most luminous.It has a radius of around1,800 -> 2,100 times that of our Sun. If the Sun was replaced by VY Canis Majoris, it's outer envelope would extend beyond Saturn.See related link for a pictorial.
Do VY Canis Majoris have planets orbitting it?
As of current research, there is no direct evidence to confirm the existence of planets orbiting around VY Canis Majoris, which is a red supergiant star. However, due to its massive size and advanced stage of evolution, it is considered unlikely that planets could have formed and be stable in its vicinity.
How many Mercury's can fit in VY Canis Majoris?
About 197 quadtrillion (196,832,673,513,000,000) Mercury's
Has anyone tryed to go close to VY Canis Majoris?
Not anyone from this planet. VY Canis Majoris is too far away. Assuming we could build a ship that would travel at the speed of light, it would still take us 5000 years to get there.
Is vy canis majoris going to explode?
Vy Canis Majoris is a red hypergiant star that is near the end of its life cycle. It is expected to eventually explode in a supernova event, but precisely when this will happen is uncertain. It could be in the near future or it could be thousands of years from now.
Would Earth be affected when VY Canis Majoris explodes as a supernova?
Given the fact we are 5000 light years away from VY Canis Majoris, I doubt it would do much damage to Earth. However, Earth could be hit by a large gamma ray burst, but that is unlikely. Also, when the star does explode we will be able to see it from Earth, and it will outshine the galaxy for weeks and months.
Is it possible that there are suns bigger than VY Canis Majoris that are unknown to us and if so how much bigger could a sun get?
Yes, and "We don't know". There is a maximum theoretical size that a star can be; when the star is so big and so bright that the pressure of the sunlight is pushing the upper layers of the sun away from the star. The problem with our theories is that Canis Majoris is already bigger than that, and there are other stars that are also " too big" to exist - theoretically.
What does VY in VY Canis Majoris mean?
VY in VY Canis Majoris stands for the catalog identifier assigned to the star. It is part of the General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS), which is a system for identifying and cataloging variable stars.
How far away is Canis Major Dwarf in light years?
VY Canis Majoris has a radius about 2,100 times that of the Sun. This means that about 9 billion Suns could fit inside it. See related link for a picture of the difference in size.
How close can people get to VY Canis Majoris?
It's much too far away. One of earths space shuttles would take many millions of years to reach it. If we could reach light speed, it would still take 5000 years. If you mean how close before we would fry, that's a difficult one. Bearing in mind that our own sun can burn us from 93 million miles, and V Y Canis Majoris is 7 billion times the size of our own sun, it would be massive distance but I can't give you a figure.
How many earth fit in the super giant star?
One of the largest stars known is YZ Canis Majoris.It is a Red Hypergiant star estimated to be up to 2,100 times the diameter of the Sun.This gives us a diameter of about 2,923,200,000 km and an area of 9,183,503,644.97 km2.The earths diameter is 12,742 km and this gives an area of 40,030.17 km2.This means that it would take 229,414.53 earths to make up the area of YZ Canis Majoris.
