v838 monocerotis
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V838 Monocerotis. By: Shanna Hughes. It was found in 2002 by N. J. Brown It is a red variable star This star is best viewed in January-March It is 600,000 times brighter than the sun It can be called v838 mon for short. Facts about V838 Mon(:. This all happened in seven months. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
V838 Monocerotis By: Shanna Hughes
Facts about V838 Mon(:
It was found in 2002 by N. J. BrownIt is a red variable star This star is best viewed in January-MarchIt is 600,000 times brighter than the sunIt can be called v838 mon for short
This all happened in seven months
Facts
My star is located in the constellation Monoceros
It is 20,000 light years away from the earth It is one of the brightest stars in the galaxy It is surrounded by a expanding nebula
What is my star named after?
My star happens to be named after the constellation Unicorn. It is named Monocerotis because that’s what the Latin word for unicorn is.
What kind of star is it? My star is a…
Supergiant (:
Interesting fact
This star was nominated for the most mysterious star in the milky way! This star has somehow transformed itself in months from being a small under-luminous star to a super giant.
A tour of my star
I found this tour at: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/tours/tour-v838/
A picture of a light echo from my star(: