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The star contains starspots on its surface ζ And Aa 2.502 ± 0.008: 15.0 ± 0.8 (polar) 189 ± 3: CFHT [9] [10] 1996: First direct imaging of starspots on a star outside the Solar System. R Dor: 57 ± 5: 370 ± 50: 204 ± 9: New Technology Telescope [11] 1993: 2nd largest known star by apparent diameter in Earth's sky, after the Sun. Mira ο ...
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 Cygnus X-1 — X-ray source
The following well-known stars are listed for the purpose of comparison. Antares (α Scorpii A) 680 [65] AD Fourteenth brightest star in the night sky. [66] Widely recognised as being among the largest known stars. [19] Betelgeuse (α Orionis) 640, [67] 764 +116 −62, [68] 782 ± 55 [69] AD & SEIS Tenth brightest star in the night sky. [66]
This nebula, at some 161,000 light-years away (which is relatively close cosmically speaking), is also "home to the hottest, most massive stars known," explains NASA.In the image above
Insider went through the archives of three NASA observatories — JWST, Hubble, and Chandra X-ray — to find the most iconic pictures of space.
Lists of stars. List of nearest stars; List of brightest stars; List of hottest stars; List of nearest bright stars; List of most luminous stars; List of most massive stars; List of largest known stars; List of smallest stars; List of oldest stars; List of stars with proplyds; List of variable stars; List of semiregular variable stars; List of ...
Such multiple star systems are indicated by parentheses showing the individual magnitudes of component stars bright enough to make a detectable contribution. For example, the binary star system Alpha Centauri has the total or combined magnitude of −0.27, while its two component stars have magnitudes of +0.01 and +1.33. [3]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope is marking one year of cosmic photographs with one of its best yet: the dramatic close-up of dozens of stars at the moment of birth.. NASA ...