RW Cephei

RW Cephei is a red hypergiant star in the Cepheus constellation. It is among the largest known stars with a diameter between 981 to 1,758 tmes larger than the Sun.[1]

References
  1. Humphreys, R. M. (1 December 1978). "Studies of luminous stars in nearby galaxies. I. Supergiants and O stars in the Milky Way". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 38: 309–350. Bibcode:1978ApJS...38..309H. doi:10.1086/190559 – via adsabs.harvard.edu.


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