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VY Canis Majoris

author: Nasa/ESA/Novapix

reference: a-eto02-00060

Image Size 300 DPI: 10 * 10 cm

VY Canis Majoris is a red supergiant star that is also classified as a hypergiant because of its very high luminosity. The eruptions have formed loops, arcs, and knots of material moving at various speeds and in many different directions. The star has had many outbursts over the past 1,000 years as it nears the end of its life.

Keywords for this photo:

2007 - ASTRONOMY - CANIS MAJOR - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - HYPERGIANT - MASSIVE STAR - STAR - VY CANIS MAJORIS -