What does cx330 mean?

Cx330 is a star discovered by NASA Chandra X-ray Telescope in 2009.

Cx330 was born 654.38 billion years ago, not even as long as human history. It is located in the desert space of the Milky Way, far away from any other known celestial bodies, and is called "the loneliest star in the universe" by NASA.

In 2009, NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope first discovered this star named CX330. But it is experiencing a spurt of growth. With its rapid growth, the material ejected from the inside is entering the surrounding gas and dust. This lone star is similar to the rich Orion that broke out between 1936 and 1937, but CX330 is more compact, hotter and larger.

Star introduction

Stars are giant spheres composed of hydrogen, helium and trace heavy elements in luminous plasma. On a sunny night, there are always countless light spots embedded in the night. Except for a few planets, most of them are stars. The sun is the closest star to the earth, and almost all the stars that can be seen at night are in the Milky Way.

The Milky Way has about 300 billion stars, and humans can only observe a small part. Humans have been observing stars for a long time, and there are various observation methods. Those brighter stars are divided into constellations and clusters, and some stars have their own names. The brightness of a star is called magnitude, and the brighter the star, the lower the magnitude. Astronomers have also compiled a catalogue to facilitate research.