HR 5171
HR 5171 is a yellow hypergiant star, and the largest of its type. Its size is over 1,300[1] (or 1,500)[2] times larger and 630,000 times brighter[1] than the Sun. It is orbited by a smaller yellow hypergiant and a blue star.
Possible impression.
HR 5171 Media
- V766 Centauri.tiff
Interferometric images showing the passage of the companion in front of the primary
- V766CenLightCurve.png
A visual band light curve for V766 Centauri. The main plot shows the long-term variability, and the inset plot shows the variation during the orbital period. Adapted from Chesneau et al. (2014)
- The field around yellow hypergiant star HR 5171.jpg
Combined optical and infrared image of HR 5171(ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2)
