Minelauva is a red giant in Virgo, a cool, swollen star far wider than the Sun that glows with a warm orange tint among the Maiden’s stars.
At a glance
| type | red giant (class M) |
|---|---|
| distance from the Sun | 198 light-years (60.8 pc) |
| its light left it | 198 years ago |
| luminosity | 784 × the Sun |
| radius | 83.1 × the Sun |
| surface temperature | 3,350 K |
| constellation | Virgo (Maiden) |
Read off the piece’s own catalogue, the same values it draws with.
About Minelauva
Minelauva is a red giant of class M, a star near the end of its life that has expanded far beyond the Sun’s width. Its surface is cool, which gives its light a reddish tone, but its vast size makes it far more luminous than the Sun.
It sits in the body of Virgo, among Porrima, Vindemiatrix and Heze. The name was adopted for this star by the International Astronomical Union; its origin is not certain.
What you see in the piece
Its colour is its temperature: in the piece Minelauva is one of the few orange-red points in Virgo, standing out against the white of its neighbours.
Questions
What kind of star is Minelauva?
Minelauva is a red giant (class M), with a surface temperature of 3,350 K and 83.1 × the Sun’s radius.