S Doradus

Summary

• S Doradus is the brightest star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. It is one of the intrinsically brightest stars known (measured by absolute magnitude), but so far away that it is invisible to the naked eye.

Similar Topics

• R Doradus
• Gamma Doradus variable

Related Topics

• Absolute magnitude
• Far Away
• Large Magellanic Cloud
• Milky Way
• Naked eye
• Satellite galaxy
• So Far

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