Transcript V838 Monocerotis

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
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This all happened in seven months
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
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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…
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.
I found this tour at:
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/tours/tourv838/