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The Hindu
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Vasudevan Mukunth

The Science Quiz | The unusual star V886 Centauri

Questions:

1. Scientists believe the star V886 Centauri is composed mainly of carbon and oxygen, has a hydrogen atmosphere, and a dense crystal core. And given the core’s probable size, on February 13, 2004, the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) declared it the universe’s largest _______. Fill in the blank.

2. Researchers at CfA conferred a nickname to the core of V886 Centauri drawn from a song by The Beatles. What is the nickname? The song is from the album ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’.

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