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Which is brighter alpha ursae majoris or epsilon ursae majoris?
Alpha Ursae Majoris is brighter. It has a magnitude of 1.81 whereas, Epsilon Ursae Majoris has a magnitude of 1.76. The greek letter A (alpha) comes before the Greek letter E (epsilon) in the Greek alphabet. Astronomers named stars according to their brightness. Starting with 'A' (alpha) being the brightest and (Omega) being the dimmest.
How many Suns can fit into VY Canis Majoris?
9,261,000,000 (9.2) Billion sun can fit in VY Canis Majoris.
Which star is the biggest star in the atmosphere?
There are no stars in the atmosphere. Stars are found in outer space.The pistol star is the brightest known star. The largest is vy Canis Majoris.
What are the biggest and brightest stars?
the biggest and brightest star, being a red supergiant, is VY canis majoris, the sun is invisible in scale to this colossus. so the biggest and brightest types of stars are red supergiants.
Where is the constellation canis major located?
Alpha Canis Majoris - Sirius A & B (a double star system)Beta Canis Majoris - Murzim (also Mirzam, Mirza, among others)Gamma Canis Majoris - Muliphen (also Muliphein)Delta Canis Majoris - Wezen (also Wesen)Epsilon Canis Majoris - Adara (also Adhara)Zeta Canis Majoris - Furud (also Phurud)Eta Canis Majoris - Aludra
When will canis majoris go supernova?
Canis Majoris can refer to any number of stars which, as seen from Earth, reside within the Canis Major constellation.
Is Canis Majoris the biggest star in the Milky Way Galaxy?
VY Canis Majoris is the largest star we know of, but most of the stars in the Milky Way are still uncharted, so there may be larger stars we have not found yet.
What is Russian name for Plotosus canius?
Scientific name: Plotosus canius,Russian name: Угресом серый,English name: Gay eel-catfish
A list of stars from largest to smallest?
Dwarf to giant then to supergiant Dwarf to giant then to supergiant the Largest Star in the Galaxy is VY Canis Majoris which sits in Canis Majoris or the greater dog. Along with the brightest star Sirius. There are follow up stars such as VW Cephi A (if my spelling is correct) and WOH G64. There are many others the are along this size. There are to many stars in our universe to start from beginning to end. The sun is NOT the biggest star in our universe, as of known the Eta Carinae is the biggest star yet.,acualy vy canis majoris is the largest star by far
What has the author Laurence Hadley written?
Laurence Hadley has written: 'A study of the spectrum of Zeta, Ursae majoris ..' -- subject(s): Double stars, Spectra, Stars
What is one of the pointer stars?
Alpha Ursae Majoris (Dubhe) and Beta Ursae Majoris (Merak), which point to Polaris. (Northern Hemisphere)Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, which point to the Southern Cross. (Southern Hemisphere)
Which is brighter alpha ursae majoris or epsilon ursae majoris?
Alpha Ursae Majoris is brighter. It has a magnitude of 1.81 whereas, Epsilon Ursae Majoris has a magnitude of 1.76. The greek letter A (alpha) comes before the Greek letter E (epsilon) in the Greek alphabet. Astronomers named stars according to their brightness. Starting with 'A' (alpha) being the brightest and (Omega) being the dimmest.
Is vy canis majoris going to explode?
Yes. It must, all stars explode at one point of time.
What is the biggest stars or planets?
VY Canis Majoris. The Red Hypergiant Is the biggest star. And the biggest Planet is Jupiter
What would happen if VY canis majoris smashed into r136a1?
VY Canis Majoris will spill gas onto R136a1 or destroy it or the stars will explode in high amounts of gamma rays into space no one knows how stars smash together or probably no one saw a star collision yet
What is a star larger than the sun?
there are many stars larger than the sun. for ex. vy canis majoris, the largest star known, rigel, sirius, r136a1 etc.
How many Suns can fit into VY Canis Majoris?
9,261,000,000 (9.2) Billion sun can fit in VY Canis Majoris.
