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12 Mar 11 10:24

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twhitehead

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12 Mar 11 16:57

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Nice video. Although it doesn't really do justice to the distances between stars.

Does anyone know, if that star VY Canis Majoris (the largest one) was put in our solar system, which planets orbit would be nearest to its surface?

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12 Mar 11 18:17

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However, that distance is nothing compared to the distance between stars. I believe the Sun is only 6 light minutes away whereas the nearest star is about 4 light years.

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My degree is in Maths, and my career is programing, so if I am a scientist is it more in spirit than education or career. I have looked up the figures and I think you are correct. I pulled the 6 mins figure out of my memory.

I calculate 4 light years as being about 2 million AU.
I calculate the radius of the largest star at about 3.38 light days. The nearest star is about 430 times that distance.