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The Garnet Star Mu Cephei

Mu Cephei, officially named the Garnet Star, is a red supergiant star in the constellation Cepheus. It appears garnet red and is located at the edge of the IC 1396 (Elephant's trunk) nebula. Mu Cephei is more than 100,000 times brighter than the Sun. It is also one of the largest known stars with a radius around or over 1,000 times that of the sun, and were it placed in the Sun's position it would engulf the orbit of Mars and Jupiter. (Wikipedia)

 

NB: Superman would have no powers there.

 

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Uploaded on July 18, 2025