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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.
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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(:
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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/