Stars /UY Scuti Stars/Largest Star in the Milky Way Galaxy

UI Scootide is the largest known star in the Milky Way Galaxy, located in the Scutum constellation. It was first catalogued in 1860 and later named UI Scootide. Despite its massive size, it is not visible to the naked eye due to its distance of 9,500 light years from Earth. The star is a red supergiant, 30 times the mass of the sun, with a radius over 1,700 times greater. UI Scootide is close to the supermassive black hole at the galactic center and is undergoing stellar evolution, eventually leading to a core-collapse supernova.

What was UI Scootide initially named when it was first cataloged?

• Sagittarius A

• Scutum 38

• UI Scootide

• BD 125055

How many times greater is the radius of UI Scootide compared to the Sun?

• 500 times

• 1700 times

• 2000 times

• 1000 times

What is the approximate distance of UI Scootide from Earth?

• 500 light years

• 5000 light years

• 9500 light years

• 950 light years

What process is UI Scootide currently undergoing in its core?

• Fusing iron into heavier elements

• Fusing hydrogen into helium

• Fusing helium into carbon

• Fusing carbon into oxygen

What will happen to UI Scootide after it begins producing iron in its core?

• It will become a white dwarf

• It will expand into a blue supergiant

• It will undergo a core collapse supernova

• It will turn into a neutron star