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Background[]

VY Canis Majoris (abbreviated to VY CMa) is an extreme oxygen-rich red supergiant and pulsating variable star located at 3,900 ly away from Earth in the constellation of Canis Major. It is one of the largest known stars by radius, about 1,420 times the radius of the Sol, and is also one of the most luminous and massive red supergiants, as well as one of the most luminous stars in the Milky Way.[1]

If placed at the center of the Sol Solar System, VY CMa's surface would extend beyond the orbit of Jupiter.

Battle Sites near Canis Majoris[]

Blood Alley[]

The MacArthur in Blood Alley

The MACARTHUR in Blood Alley

The SCV MacArthur was attacked by a Chig Destroyer while transiting "Blood Alley", the starship navigational channel to VY Canis Magoris.[2]

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