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Title: Massive star known
Post by: monmarfori on March 27, 2009, 04:41:49 AM: It is located in the constellation Sagittarius. this is the pistol star. with a mass of 200 solar masses
but the wiki says (possible original mass)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_massive_stars
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: monmarfori on March 27, 2009, 04:43:20 AM: Pistol Star have 200 solar masses. while A1 has 114
and A1 b has 84
what if i confuse
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: Naru523 on April 06, 2009, 10:26:03 AM: O.O

Massive Star: Pistol Star?
Largest Diameter Star: VY Canis Majoris
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: Dan Dixon on April 10, 2009, 06:57:55 PM: And note this from the link provided by monmarfori:

"The masses listed in the table are inferred from theory, using difficult measurements of the stars’ temperatures and absolute brightnesses. All the listed masses are uncertain: both the theory and the measurements are pushing the limits of current knowledge and technology."
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: monmarfori on April 10, 2009, 11:32:35 PM: how about vy cma mass
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: SuperNova on April 13, 2009, 10:40:34 AM: wait there's a bigger one: LBV 1906-20
its 5 million time's our sun!!!

check it out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LBV_1806-20
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: Naru523 on April 19, 2009, 05:04:26 PM: 5 million times lumiousty...
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: monmarfori on April 19, 2009, 05:32:48 PM: and vy cma is the largest star
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: TheListo on April 28, 2009, 06:11:21 PM: Wow.. Amazing.
I wonder what would happen if it was closer to us... ;D
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: monmarfori on April 28, 2009, 06:16:47 PM: we would die if VY Cma was near on the sun
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: Naru523 on April 28, 2009, 09:54:31 PM: ^ He's right, its the size of Saturn's orbit. Like 5-10 AU.
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: Naru523 on April 30, 2009, 04:16:19 PM: Yep, 10 AU.
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: atomic7732 on May 01, 2009, 04:09:58 PM: Quote from: SuperBova on April 13, 2009, 10:40:34 AM
wait there's a bigger one: LBV 1906-20
its 5 million time's our sun!!!

check it out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LBV_1806-20
That's luminosity
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: monmarfori on May 01, 2009, 04:34:22 PM: how about the bluest star? it is LBV 1806 20 also
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: Bernier77 on May 02, 2009, 06:38:06 AM: Quote from: TheListo on April 28, 2009, 06:11:21 PM
Wow.. Amazing.
I wonder what would happen if it was closer to us... ;D

Depends how close "close" is.
Our atmosphere/magnetic field wouldn't hold off much radiation from that monster, so we'd die off pretty fast. :o
Title: Re: Massive star known
Post by: BladeOfTheListo on August 18, 2009, 01:36:12 AM: We'd probably shrivel up instantly because our bodies wouldn't be able to take the heat.
Fires would randomly break out all across earth,
All the water would evaporate and there'd be one thick blanket of cloud.
That's what I think would happen.
So lets be glad it's not closer.