SP77 46-44

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SP77 46-44
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0        Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Dorado [1]
Right ascension 05h 29m 42.2038s [2]
Declination −68° 57 17.351 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.54 (var.) [3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Red supergiant
Spectral type M2.5 Ia-Iab [4]
Apparent magnitude  (B)14.04 [5]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.15 [5]
Apparent magnitude  (R)10.99 [5]
Apparent magnitude  (J)7.922±0.024 [6]
Apparent magnitude  (H)7.192±0.047 [6]
Apparent magnitude  (K)6.886±0.029 [6]
B−V color index 1.89
V−R color index 1.16
J−H color index 0.730
J−K color index 1.036
Variable type yes [3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)273.0±0.3 [5]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: 1.445 [2]   mas/yr
Dec.: 0.463 [2]   mas/yr
Details
Radius 1,278 [lower-alpha 1]   R
Luminosity 221,000 [7] – 251,000 [8]   L
Surface gravity (log g)0.5 [7]   cgs
Temperature 3,500 [7]   K
Other designations
SP77 46-44, WOH S341, W60 A27, 2MASS  J05294221-6857173 [9]
Database references
SIMBAD data

SP77 46-44 (WOH S341) is a red supergiant star found in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation of Dorado. It is one of the largest stars discovered, with a radius over 1,200 solar radii. If placed in the Solar System, its photosphere would engulf the orbit of Jupiter.

The apparent magnitude of SP77 46-44 varies by about 0.8 magnitudes around 11.5. [3] No variable star classification has been assigned. [10]

Notes

  1. Applying the Stefan–Boltzmann law with a nominal solar effective temperature of 5,772  K:

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