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Quyllur (star)

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El Gordo, the galaxy cluster where Quyllur is located.

Quyllur is a red supergiant (RSG) located in the galaxy cluster El Gordo. It is likely the first red supergiant star at cosmological distances and has an estimated radius of 965 solar radii.[1]

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  1. ^ Diego, J. M.; et al. (2023). "JWST's PEARLS: A new lens model for ACT-CL J0102−4915, "El Gordo," and the first red supergiant star at cosmological distances discovered by JWST". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 672: A3. arXiv:2210.06514. Bibcode:2023A&A...672A...3D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202245238.