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V4998 Sagittarii

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V4998 Sagittarii is a blue hypergiant star in the constellation Sagittarius, the star is located at around 25,000 light years away from earth

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V4998 Sagittarii and its surrounding shell nebula. The nebula appears as a transparent bubble-like body encircling the star.
  • Mass: 125 solar masses
  • Radius: 463 solar radius
  • Luminosity: 4,000,000 solar luminosities
  • Temperature: 12,000 Kelvin (11,727 °C)
  • Spectral Type: B7Ieq-B8Ieq or B8Ia0
  • Variable Star Type: Luminous blue variable star

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