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Compass Image for VY CMa

Compass image showing the orientation of VY Canis Majoris and the filters used
  • Release Date
    March 4, 2021
  • Science Release
    Hubble Solves Mystery of Monster Star’s Dimming
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, Roberta Humphreys (UMN), Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

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Left: multi-color Hubble view of the nebula surrounding the star. Middle: closeup Hubble view of the region around the star

Zoom into VY CMa

This zoom into VY Canis Majoris is a combination of Hubble imaging and an artist's impression. The left panel is a multicolor Hubble image of the huge nebula of material cast off by the hypergiant star. This nebula is approximately a trillion miles across. The middle panel is a...

Hubble image of huge nebula of material surrounding VY Canis Majoris. This nebula is approximately 186 billion miles across

VY CMa

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the huge nebula of material cast off by the hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris. This nebula is approximately 186 billion miles across.

Artist's impression of VY Canis Majoris shows vast convection cells and ejections of arcs, loops, and knots of material

Artist's Illustration of VY CMa

Sky map showing location of VY Canis Majoris

Location of VY CMa on the Sky

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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