UY Scuti
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Scutum |
| Richt ascension | 18h 27m 36.5334s[1] |
| Declination | −12° 27′ 58.866″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.0[1] |
| Chairactereestics | |
| Spectral type | M4Ia C[1] |
| B−V colour index | 2.6[1] |
| Variable teep | Semiregular[1] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 1.3[1] mas/yr Dec.: -1.6[1] mas/yr |
| Details | |
| Mass | 32 M☉ |
| Radius | 1,708 ±192 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 340,000 [2] L☉ |
| Ither designations | |
V* UY Sct, BD-12 5055, IRC -10422, RAFGL 2162[1] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
UY Scuti is a reid supergiant starn in the Scutum constellation. It is ane o the lairgest kent starns bi radius at 1,708 ± 192 solar radii, corresponding tae the diameter o 2,375,828,000 kilometers.[2] If placed at the centre o the Solar seestem, UY Scuti can engulf aw the planets aw the wey tae Jupiter, filling mair nor halfway throu Saturn's orbit. It haes a volume o approximately 5 billion times that o the Sun.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b c d e f g h i "SIMBAD query result". Basic data for V* UY Sct.
- ↑ a b Arroyo-Torres, B.; Wittkowski, M.; Marcaide, J. M.; Hauschildt, P. H. (Juin 2013). "The atmospheric structure and fundamental parameters of the red supergiants AH Scorpii, UY Scuti, and KW Sagittarii". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 554 (A76). arXiv:1305.6179. Bibcode:2013A&A...554A..76A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220920.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)