VY canis majoris is the largest known star to man and one of the most luminous . This star is a red hyper-giant located in the constellation Canis major about 4900 light years far from the earth. this star is about 3 billion km in diameter and have 1800-2100 solar radii .
If we somehow replace our sun with this hyper giant, the surface of this star would extend beyond to the orbit of Saturn .
R136a1 is the brightest known star. VY Canis Majoris. Its bolometric luminosity is estimated at 8.7 million times that of our Sun. VY Canis Majoris has a bolometric luminosity estimated at 450,000 that of the Sun, which is still very powerful. Bolometric luminosity refers to the entire radiation emitted at all wavelengths (not only visible light), so it is a measure of the power emitted by the star.
Scientists say that VY Canis Majoris is the biggest star we know so basically VY Canis Majoris is bigger than Kolob.
You can see Canis Major in the evening sky during the winter months in the northern hemisphere. It is best visible in the southern sky. Look for the bright star Sirius, also known as the "Dog Star," which is the brightest star in the Canis Major constellation.
Sirius is the brightest star in the sky. It is in the constellation of Canis Major, visible in the northern hemisphere during the winter months. Canis Major is also known as the Big Dog, earning the star its nickname -- "the Dog Star."
It's a Class M Hypergiant
"Canis Major" is the Latin name used for the constellation "the Greater Dog". The main stars have Greek letters in the Bayer system, combined with the constellation name. When naming a star in a constellation, the genitive (possessive) case of the Latin constellation name is used. For Canis Major that is "Canis Majoris". For example, Sirius is Alpha Canis Majoris in the Bayer star naming system. It means "Star A of the greater dog". (Sirius is also called the 'Dog Star'.)
Canis Major is a constilation. Cy canis majoris is a star.
Canis major is one Orion's hunting dogs Canis major contains the star Sirius in it which is the brightest star in the sky Canis major comes along with Canis minor
Canis major is a constellation not a single star
Canis Major contains the brightest star, Alpha Canis Majoris, or Sirius A.
== == Sirius is the Dog Star, the brightest star (after the sun) in the sky.
The brightest star in the canis major is, Sirius
VY Canis Majoris (Not Canis Majoris)
The brightest star in Canis Minor is Procyon. It is a binary star system consisting of a main sequence star and a white dwarf. Procyon is visible in the northern hemisphere and is the eighth-brightest star in the night sky overall.
vy canis majoris in the constellation canis major
8 main stars and i don't about the minor star that help make up the Canis major.
The name "Vy Canis Majoris" comes from the star's location in the constellation Canis Major and its classification as a "variable" star. "Vy" is simply a designation for variable stars while "Canis Majoris" indicates its location in the constellation.