Star
VY Canis Majoris
VY Canis Majoris is a supergiant star included in the CosmoInsider stellar archive.
Verified 2026-10-02
CosmoInsider · visual archive
Overview
This profile synchronizes the identity, classification and physical parameters of VY Canis Majoris. Its adopted radius is 1420 solar radii. The measurement comes from Wittkowski et al. · 2012 and retains its method and uncertainty when available.
Essential data
- Key fact
- stellar_scale
- Key fact
- 1420
- Key fact
- Hipergigante roja
- Key fact
- Can Mayor
Physical properties
- Measurement
- 1420
- Radius
- 987894000
- Measurement
- 3490
Sources and references
- Wittkowski et al. · 2012 arXiv
- VY Canis Majoris — SIMBAD object record Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg