NML Cygni
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nml-cygni-172-15497583
title:
NML Cygni
text:
NML Cygni or V1489 Cygni is a red hypergiant or red supergiant (RSG) in the constellation Cygnus. It is possibly one of the largest known stars currently known, and is also possibly one of the most luminous and massive cool hypergiants, as well as one of the most luminous stars in the Milky Way.
The distance of NML Cygni from Earth is estimated to be around 1.6 kpc, about 5,300 light-years. It is a part of the Cygnus OB2 association, one of the closest massive associations to the Sun, spanning n
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Star in the constellation Cygnus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NML_Cygni
date created:
2012-08-23T02:39:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T03:45:45Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q4957","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4957"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/NML_Cygni_SDSS_DR9.jpg","width":1024,"height":1024}
fields total:
13
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16