Star
WOH G64
One of the largest stars known — 1,500 solar radii
A red hypergiant in the Large Magellanic Cloud that, put in the Sun's place, would swallow Jupiter's orbit. In 2024 it became the first star outside the Milky Way to be imaged up close with the VLTI: wrapped in a thick cocoon of dust and in its final stages before a supernova.
| Type | Star |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Host galaxy | Large Magellanic Cloud |
| Radius | ~1 540 R☉ |
| Mass | ~25 M☉ |
| Luminosity | 2,8 × 10⁵ L☉ |
| Temperature | ~3 400 K |
| Spectrum | M7.5 I |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 53m 10.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −68° 20′ 30″ |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 22° N. South of latitude 22° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.