LBV 1806-20


LBV 1806-20 is the brighest star on the left side of this picture.

LBV 1806-20 is a blue supergiant star. It is 2,000,000 times brighter than the Sun.[1] It is located in the Sagittarius constellation but due to dust is not visible to the naked eye. The star is 1,135 times larger than the Sun.[2]

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References

  1. Hutsemékers, D.. The first X-ray survey of Galactic luminous blue variables. Astronomy & Astrophysics 538 (1 February 2012). p. A47. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118040.
  2. Eikenberry, S. S.. Infrared Observations of the Candidate LBV 1806-20 and Nearby Cluster Stars. The Astrophysical Journal 616 (1) (2004). p. 506–518. doi:10.1086/422180.