VY Canis Majoris . The Hyper-giant.
Our second last stop is right here at the the one and only VY Canis Majoris ! Coming straight from Betelgeuse our approximate time was 0.492 seconds . VY Canis Majoris has a surface temperature of 3,200 * C and is 1750 times the size of our sun . Massive Hyper-giants like Vy Canis Majoris burn out much faster because of all the energy its releasing . Stars like this live a couple million years but our sun is a small star that will burn for billions of years . Vy Canis is also one of the brightest stars known to man as well. Approximately 500,000 times brighter than our sun ! The constellation is Canis Major from which it receives its name. Vy Canis Majoris is so big that , a fighter jet would take 1100 years to circle the star once ! If you dive deep enough you will get a glimpse of the fusion that takes place within this massive star !
As you can see here , this is a picture of comparison to show the massiveness of VY Canis Majoris vs Our Sun . Its just a mere pixel compared to the Hyper-giant .
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IMAGE SOURCE :http://www.astropt.org/2012/12/30/sol-vs-vy-canis-majoris/
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INFORMATION SOURCE : http://www.solarsystemquick.com/universe/vy-canis-majoris.htm
INFORMATION SOURCE : http://www.universeforfacts.com/2011/03/fact-of-day-largest-star-in-universe.html#.VJODNV4AA