Westerlund 1-26
Appearance
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Westerlund 1-26 (also called Westerlund BKS AS, officially named Westerlund 1 W26) is a star. It is a red supergiant in the Westerlund 1 super star cluster. Its radius is ~1,165 - 1,221 solar radii,[1] making it one of the largest stars known.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Arévalo, Aura (2019). The Red Supergiants in the Supermassive Stellar Cluster Westerlund 1 (Thesis). doi:10.11606/D.14.2019.tde-12092018-161841.
- ↑ Charlie Wood (March 14, 2017). "Westerlund 1-26: Hubble finds one of universe's largest stars". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved February 11, 2021.