RSGC1-F01 is a
red supergiant located in the
RSGC1
RSGC1 (''Red Supergiant Cluster 1'') is a young massive open cluster in the Milky Way galaxy. It was discovered in 2006 in the data generated by several infrared surveys, named for the unprecedented number of red supergiant members. The cluster ...
open cluster in the constellation of
Scutum. The radius was calculated to be around 1,530
times that of the
Sun (the radius is calculated by applying the
Stefan-Bolzmann law), making it one of the
largest stars discovered so far. This corresponds to a volume 3.58 billion times bigger than the Sun. If placed at the center of the
Solar System, the
photosphere
The photosphere is a star's outer shell from which light is radiated.
The term itself is derived from Ancient Greek roots, φῶς, φωτός/''phos, photos'' meaning "light" and σφαῖρα/''sphaira'' meaning "sphere", in reference to it ...
would engulf the orbit of
Jupiter.
See also
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RSGC1-F02
RSGC1-F02 is a red supergiant located in the RSGC1 open cluster in the constellation of Scutum. Its radius was calculated to be between 1,499 and 1,549 or 1,128 times that of the Sun (the radius is calculated applying the Stefan-Boltzmann ...
References
Scutum (constellation)
M-type supergiants
J18375629-0652322
TIC objects
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