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Stellar astronomy > Stellar types > Late-type stars > Late-type supergiant stars > Red supergiant stars

... > Stellar evolutionary types > Evolved stars > Supergiant stars > Late-type supergiant stars > Red supergiant stars

... > Stellar types > Stellar evolutionary types > Evolved stars > Supergiant stars > Red supergiant stars

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Red supergiant stars

A supergiant star with spectral type K or M. Red supergiants are the largest stars in the Universe, but not necessarily the most massive. Betelgeuse and Antares are the best known examples of a red supergiant. (en)

Late-type supergiant stars (en)
Supergiant stars (en)

Red supergiants (en)

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Betelgeuse (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1375

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