Westerlund 1-26

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Westerlund 1-26
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Westerlund 1-26 (also called Westerlund BKS AS, officially named Westerlund 1 W26) is a star. It is a red supergiant in the Westerlund 1 super star cluster. Its radius is ~1,165 - 1,221 solar radii,[1] making it one of the largest stars known.[2]

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Westerlund 1 with the inset showing W1-26 and the associated ionised hydrogen cloud

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