WOH G64 Star:
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in taking a zoomed-in picture of the WOH G64 star which is located in another galaxy.
- WOH G64 Star is the massive star that has been imaged with remarkable sharpness by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO’s VLTI).
- It dwells in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf or satellite galaxy that orbits our Milky Way, which also happens to be one of the closest galaxies to us.
- It was discovered in the 1970s by Bengt Westerlunds, Olander, and Hedin.
- Incidentally, the WOH in its name is the acronym for the names of its three discoverers.
- The star is believed to be around 1,60,000 light years away from Earth.
- It is classified as a red supergiant owing to its size, which is roughly 2,000 times that of the Sun.
- The new photo has revealed that WOH G64 is entering the last stages of its life. In recent years, the star has blown off its outer layer, and it is now surrounded by wreaths and arcs of gas and dust.
