RSGC1-F01 is a red supergiant star located approximately 22,000 light-years away in the constellation Scutum. With an estimated radius of 1,450 to 1,530 solar radii, it is one of the largest stars known. The supergiant is member of the massive young star cluster RSGC1. Discovered in 2006, the cluster and its members are invisible to the unaided eye and cannot be seen in optical telescopes.| Star Facts
The largest stars in the known universe, listed here, are mostly cool red supergiants and hypergiants. Their radii are notoriously difficult to measure for several reasons.| Star Facts
BAT99-98 is a Wolf-Rayet star located in the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. With a mass 226 times that of the Sun, it may be the most massive star discovered to date.| Star Facts
Mensa is a small, faint constellation in the far southern sky. It was named after Table Mountain (Mons Mensae) in South Africa. It contains a part of the Large Magellanic Cloud.| www.constellation-guide.com
Pictor is a small, faint constellation located in the far southern sky. It was created in the 18th century. It represents a painter's easel.| www.constellation-guide.com
Eta Carinae (η Car) is a massive binary star system located approximately 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Carina. The system consists of two exceptionally massive stars that will end their lives as supernovae.| Star Facts
R136a1 is a Wolf-Rayet star located approximately 163,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado. It is one of the most massive and luminous stars known.| Star Facts
The Ghost Head Nebula (NGC 2080) is an emission nebula located 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. The star-forming region appears near the larger Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus).| www.constellation-guide.com
Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis (α Ori), is a red supergiant star and supernova candidate located 548 light-years away in the constellation Orion. Marking the Hunter's shoulder, it is one of the most recognizable stars in the night sky.| Star Facts
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located 163,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado and Mensa. It is the brightest satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and one of the nearest galaxies to our own.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus) is a vast star-forming region located approximately 160,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado. It is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the brightest satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.| www.constellation-guide.com
Polaris (α UMi), the North Star, is a yellow supergiant located 446 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Minor. The star is part of the Little Dipp| Star Facts