Formation of a type Ia supernovaSupernova remnant N 63A lies within a clumpy region of gas and dust in the
Large Magellanic Cloud.The
nebula around
Wolf-Rayet star WR124, which is located at a distance of about 21,000
light years.[1]
Radio image showing the size of
red supergiantBetelgeuse's
photosphere (circle) and the effect of convective forces on the star's asymmetric atmosphere as it expands beyond the orbit of Saturn.
Comparison between the red
supergiantAntares (NN solar masses) and the Sun, shown as the tiny dot toward the upper right. The black circle is the size of the orbit of Mars.
Orange giantArcturus (NN solar masses) is also included in the picture for size comparison.Size comparison between the Sun and VY Canis Majoris, an unstable
hypergiant star of around NN solar masses
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Right to left: VY Canis Majoris compared to
Betelgeuse,
Rho Cassiopeiae,
the Pistol Star and the
Sun (not visible in this thumbnail). The orbits of Jupiter and Neptune are also shown.
R136a1, the most massive star known, is a blue
hypergiantWolf-Rayet star of around 265 solar masses. Left to right size comparison: a
red dwarf, the Sun, a
blue dwarf, and R136a1. R136a1 is not the largest known star in terms of volume; this distinction belongs to
VY Canis Majoris.
Formation of a type Ia supernovaSupernova remnant N 63A lies within a clumpy region of gas and dust in the
Large Magellanic Cloud.The
nebula around
Wolf-Rayet star WR124, which is located at a distance of about 21,000
light years.[1]
Radio image showing the size of
red supergiantBetelgeuse's
photosphere (circle) and the effect of convective forces on the star's asymmetric atmosphere as it expands beyond the orbit of Saturn.
Comparison between the red
supergiantAntares (NN solar masses) and the Sun, shown as the tiny dot toward the upper right. The black circle is the size of the orbit of Mars.
Orange giantArcturus (NN solar masses) is also included in the picture for size comparison.Size comparison between the Sun and VY Canis Majoris, an unstable
hypergiant star of around NN solar masses
own text
Right to left: VY Canis Majoris compared to
Betelgeuse,
Rho Cassiopeiae,
the Pistol Star and the
Sun (not visible in this thumbnail). The orbits of Jupiter and Neptune are also shown.
R136a1, the most massive star known, is a blue
hypergiantWolf-Rayet star of around 265 solar masses. Left to right size comparison: a
red dwarf, the Sun, a
blue dwarf, and R136a1. R136a1 is not the largest known star in terms of volume; this distinction belongs to
VY Canis Majoris.