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[1] and 1,549[3] times that of the Sun (the radius is calculated applying the Stefan-Bolzmann law), making it one of the largest stars 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 would engulf the orbit of Jupiter.
Open cluster RSGC1 in which RSGC-F02 is located. Credit: Spitzer | |
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Scutum |
Right ascension | 18h 37m 55.28s[1] |
Declination | −6° 52′ 48.4″[1] |
Characteristics | |
Apparent magnitude (J) | 9.904[1] |
Apparent magnitude (H) | 6.695[1] |
Details | |
Radius | 1,128[2] R☉ |
Luminosity | 215,000[2] - 363,000[1][3][4] L☉ |
Temperature | 3,700[2] K |
Other designations | |
RSGC1-F02 | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
See also
References
- Davies, Ben; Figer, Don F.; Law, Casey J.; Kudritzki, Rolf-Peter; Najarro, Francisco; Herrero, Artemio; MacKenty, John W. (2008). "The cool supergiant population of the massive young star cluster RSGC1". The Astrophysical Journal. 676 (2): 1016–1028. arXiv:0711.4757. Bibcode:2008ApJ...676.1016D. doi:10.1086/527350. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 15639297.
- Humphreys, Roberta M.; Helmel, Greta; Jones, Terry J.; Gordon, Michael S. (August 2020). "Exploring the Mass Loss Histories of the Red Supergiants". The Astronomical Journal: arXiv:2008.01108. arXiv:2008.01108.
- Fok, Thomas K. T.; Nakashima, Jun-ichi; Yung, Bosco H. K.; Hsia, Chih-Hao; Deguchi, Shuji (2012-11-20). "Maser Observations of Westerlund 1 and Comprehensive Considerations on Maser Properties of Red Supergiants Associated with Massive Clusters". The Astrophysical Journal. 760 (1): 65. arXiv:1209.6427. Bibcode:2012ApJ...760...65F. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/760/1/65. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 53393926.
- Emma Bensor (2020). "A new mass-loss rate prescription for red supergiants". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 492 (4): 5994–6006. arXiv:2001.07222. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.492.5994B. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa255.
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