V354 Cephei
V354 Cephei is a red supergiant star that is 9,000 light years away from the Sun. It has a diameter that is between 690 and 1,520 times bigger than the Sun.[1] This means it is among the largest known stars. It is in the constellation Cepheus.
V354 Cephei Media
Size comparison of Betelgeuse, Mu Cephei, KY Cygni, and V354 Cephei, according to estimates derived in 2005.
A visual band light curve for V354 Cephei, plotted from ASAS data
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References
- ↑ Levesque, Emily M.. The Effective Temperature Scale of Galactic Red Supergiants: Cool, but Not as Cool as We Thought. The Astrophysical Journal 628 (2) (2005). p. 973–985. doi:10.1086/430901.
