VY Canis Majoris

Spectrum Analysis:
http://www.umop.net/spctelem.htm

Right ascension: 07h 22m 58.32877s
Declination: −25° 46′ 03.2355″

Chemical composition: carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, nitrogen

Stellar classification: M3-M4.5

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/VY_Canis_Majoris%2C_Rutherford_Observatory%2C_07_September_2014.jpeg/280px-VY_Canis_Majoris%2C_Rutherford_Observatory%2C_07_September_2014.jpeg

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VY_Canis_Majoris
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v447/n7148/abs/nature05905.html

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