Pistol Star
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The Pistol Star is an extremely luminous blue hypergiant star, one of the most luminous and massive known stars in the Milky Way. It is one of many massive young stars in the Quintuplet Cluster in the
False-color image of the Pistol Star and Pistol Nebula Credit: HST NICMOS
The Pistol Star is the brightest star in this image of the Quintuplet Cluster, just below centre.
Quintuplet Cluster region, centered on the Pistol Star and its surrounding nebula