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List of the largest known stars in the Magellanic Clouds Star name Solar radii (Sun = 1) Galaxy Method [a] Notes Theoretical limit of star size (Large Magellanic Cloud) ≳1,550 [9] L/T eff: Estimated by measuring the fraction of red supergiants at higher luminosities in a large sample of stars. Assumes an effective temperature of 3545 K.
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
The following is a list of particularly notable actual or hypothetical stars that have their own articles in Wikipedia, but are not included in the lists above.. BPM 37093 — a diamond star
The modern Arabic name for Orion is الجبار al-Jabbār ("the Giant"), although the use of الجوزاء al-Jauzā' in the star's name has continued. [201] The 17th-century English translator Edmund Chilmead gave it the name Ied Algeuze ("Orion's Hand"), from Christmannus . [ 26 ]
All 330 names are included in the current List of IAU-approved Star Names, last updated on 1 June 2018 (with a minor correction posted on 11 June 2018). [ 2 ] In practice, names are only universally used for the very brightest stars ( Sirius , Arcturus , Vega , etc.) and for a small number of slightly less bright but "interesting" stars ( Algol ...
All are included on the current List of IAU-approved Star Names. [8] The star nearest to Earth is typically referred to simply as "the Sun" or its equivalent in the language being used (for instance, if two astronomers were speaking French, they would call it le Soleil). However, it is usually called by its Latin name, Sol, in science fiction.
Nearest "true" giant star Pollux: 33.8 light-years (10.4 pc) List of nearest giant stars: Nearest red giant: Arcturus: 36.7 light-years (11.3 pc) Nearest supergiant: Canopus: 309 light-years (95 pc) While it is frequently described as a yellow supergiant, especially in evolutionary terms, [16] it is classified as a bright giant based on ...
The first list gives stars that are estimated to be 60 M ☉ or larger; the majority of which are shown. The second list includes some notable stars which are below 60 M ☉ for the purpose of comparison. The method used to determine each star's mass is included to give an idea of the data's uncertainty; note that the mass of binary stars can ...