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Famous red supergiant­s

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Antares

Constellat­ion: Scorpius

Distance: 554 light years

Age: 11 million years

Solar masses: 12

Solar radii: 700

VY Canis Majoris

Constellat­ion: Canis Major

Distance: 3,820 light years

Age: 8.2 million years

Solar masses: 17

Solar radii: 1,420

Betelgeuse

Constellat­ion: Orion

Distance: 700 light years

Age: 10 million years

Solar masses: 11

Solar radii: 890

Mu Cephei

Constellat­ion: Cepheus

Distance: 5,258 light years

Age: 10 million years

Solar masses: 19

Solar radii: 1,650

CE Tauri

Constellat­ion: Taurus

Distance: 1,794 light years

Age: 14 million years

Solar masses: 14

Solar radii: 587

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