RW Cephei
RW Cephei is a red hypergiant star in the Cepheus constellation. It is among the largest known stars with a diameter between 981 to 1,758 tmes larger than the Sun.[1]
RW Cephei Media
A light curve for RW Cephei, plotted from Hipparcos data
Comparison of CHARA array images taken on December 2022 and July 2023, showing the dimming and subsequent rebrightening of RW Cephei
11.9 μm image of the extended emission around RW Cephei
References
- ↑ Humphreys, R. M. (1 December 1978). "Studies of luminous stars in nearby galaxies. I. Supergiants and O stars in the Milky Way". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 38: 309–350. Bibcode:1978ApJS...38..309H. doi:10.1086/190559 – via adsabs.harvard.edu.
