LH54-425This very narrow pair of big, blue stars lies in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Probably in about one million years the larger of both will start to expand and then the two stars will fusion to become one single giant.Constellation: Dorado Age: < 3 million years Distance: 170 000 light-years Space between LH54-425 A and B: 0.17 AU Orbit period of LH54-425 A and B: 2.25 days
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