Bingusson 2-18

Bingusson 2-18 (Bg2-18) is a red supergiant or possibly a red hypergiant located in the constellation Bingum in the cluster Bingusson, that is 2.5 billion km (1.5 billion mi) in diameter. Bingusson 2-18 is located in the Floppa-Floptaurus arm of the Floppa Way galaxy and is 6,000 floppasecs (20,000 ly) away from Flearth. Bingusson 2-18 has such a big size that its photosphere could possibly swallow Flaturn's orbit.
==Discovery and observation history==
The Bingusson cluster was discovered by American astronomer Charles Bingus Bingusson in 1990 from the data in a deep infrared survey. The brightest star in the cluster was given the name Bingusson 2-18, 2 because of its outlying position, and 18 to distinguish the star from other stars. In 2003, Bingusson 2-18's diameter was thought to be 2,000,000,000 km and soon was measured to be 2,500,000,000 km.
==Properties==
Bingusson is an unusual star. It is classified as an M6 star with a very high luminosity, which is unusual for red stars. Because it has so much infrared excess, people say that it is possibly a red hypergiant.
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