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A powerful telescope in Chile has imaged the largest yellow star ever discovered.
The star, called HR 5171 A, shines 12000 ly from Earth in the center of a new image released today (March 12). Known as a "yellow hypergiant,"
The star is more than ..... wait for it ...... 1300 times the diameter of the sun
HR 5171 A is 50% larger than the red supergiant Betelgeuse.
The observations showed that this star has a very close binary partner. The two stars are so close that they touch and the whole system resembles a gigantic peanut.
The star shines ~ 1 million times brighter than the sun. Can be spotted with the naked eye.
The star, called HR 5171 A, shines 12000 ly from Earth in the center of a new image released today (March 12). Known as a "yellow hypergiant,"
The star is more than ..... wait for it ...... 1300 times the diameter of the sun
HR 5171 A is 50% larger than the red supergiant Betelgeuse.
The observations showed that this star has a very close binary partner. The two stars are so close that they touch and the whole system resembles a gigantic peanut.
The star shines ~ 1 million times brighter than the sun. Can be spotted with the naked eye.