the first known record of vy canis majoris is in the star catalogue of Jerome Lalande on March 7,1801
Approximately 3,000 kelvin. For comparison our Sun is just under 6,000 Kelvin
Current estimates put the figure between 190 and 240 million years old.
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As far as we can tell - very little. It might have already exploded as a supernova.
VY Canis Majoris is kinda beside Wezen(Delta Canis Majoris.) Find where it says VY
VY Canis Majoris is about 4,900 light years from earth.
Around 3,000 kelvin
9,261,000,000 (9.2) Billion sun can fit in VY Canis Majoris.
VY Canis Majoris
VY Canis Majoris is kinda beside Wezen(Delta Canis Majoris.) Find where it says VY
VY Canis Majoris has an absolute magnitude of -9.4.
VY Canis Majoris has an absolute magnitude of -9.4.
As of today (2009) there is no star larger than VY Canis Majoris - a galaxy is larger than VY Canis Majoris though.
VY Canis Majoris is about 4,900 light years from earth.
Around 3,000 kelvin
Scientists say that VY Canis Majoris is the biggest star we know so basically VY Canis Majoris is bigger than Kolob.
VY Canis Majoris (Not Canis Majoris)
9,261,000,000 (9.2) Billion sun can fit in VY Canis Majoris.
Canis Major
As far as mass goes, R136a1 beats out VY Canis Majoris by 253 solar masses (265 solar masses for R136a1 vs Canis Majoris' 30). However, VY Canis Majoris beats out R136a1 in radius by about 1,385 solar radii (Canis Majoris is 1,420 solar radii vs R136a1's ~35).
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