RSGC1-F02 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 clust ...
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 law), making it one of the
largest stars
Below are lists of the largest stars currently known, ordered by radius and separated into categories by galaxy. The unit of measurement used is the radius of the Sun (approximately ).
The angular diameters of stars can be measured directly u ...
discovered so far. This corresponds to a volume 3.37 and 3.72 billion times bigger than the Sun. If placed at the center of the
Solar System, its
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
*
RSGC1-F01
References
Scutum (constellation)
M-type supergiants
TIC objects
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