V382 Carinae

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V382 Carinae, also named x Carinae, is a yellow hypergiant star. It is visible to the eye and is seen in the Carina constellation. With a diameter of almost 1 billion kilometers, or 700 times larger than the Sun, it is one of the largest known stars. V382 Carinae is 316,000 times brighter than the Sun.[1]

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  1. Achmad, L.; Lamers, H. J. G. L. M.; Nieuwenhuijzen, H.; Van Genderen, A. M. (1992). "A photometric study of the GO-4Ia+ hypergiant HD 96918 (V382 Carinae)". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 259: 600. Bibcode:1992A&A...259..600A.