WOH G64
 Artist's rendition of WOH G64 | |
| Observation data Epoch Equinox | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 04h 55m 10.49s |
| Declination | −68° 20′ 29.08″ |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M5Iae |
| B−V color index | 2.24 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | ~300 km/s |
| Distance | 163,000 ly (50,000 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −8.9 |
| Details | |
| Mass | ~16-22 M☉ |
| Radius | 1,540 R☉ |
| Luminosity | ~2.8×105 L☉ |
| Temperature | ~3,400 K |
| Other designations | |
WOH G64 is a red hypergiant in the Large Magellanic Cloud. With 1540 times the radius of the Sun,[1] it is one of the largest known stars and the largest known in the LMC.
References
- Westerlund, B. E. (1981). "Supergiant and giant M type stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud". Astronomy & Astrophysics Suppl. Ser. 43: 267–295.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|month=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - Ohnaka, K. (2008). "Spatially resolved dusty torus toward the red supergiant WOH G64 in the Large Magellanic Cloud". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 484 (2): 371–379. arXiv:0803.3823. Bibcode:2008A&A...484..371O. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809469.
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- ^ Levesque, E. M. "WOH G64: The Largest Star Known?". Astronomical Journal. arXiv:0903.2260. Bibcode:2009AJ....137.4744L. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/137/6/4744.
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