VY Canis Majoris
(also known as VY CMa)

It is the largest known star in our galaxy, and is a red HyperGiant.
It is located in the constellation Canis Major.

I say it will go Super Nova on December 21 2010.

How do you find it ?

1. First find Sirius, the brightest star in the sky.
2. Now look around for WeZen, and look right a few stars.
   

We have way too many catalogues, and all have a different names for VY Canis Majoris !

• HIP 35793 (Hipparcos Catalogue)
  
• TYC 6541-2525-1 (Tycho Catalogue)
  
• ASCC 1642287 (All-Sky Compiled Catalogue)
  
• HD 58061 (Henry Draper Catalogue)
  
• HR 8752 (Harvard Revised)
  

VY Canis Majoris or VY CMa

• Stellarium,
  - A FREE and Open Source planetarium for your Apple Desktop !
• Star Walk,
  - iPhone or iPod Touch app for a NORMAL user.
• Distant Suns,
  - iPhone or iPod Touch app for the advanced user.
• GoSkyWatch,
  - My friend David likes this app a lot.

References:

• Super Nova candidates:
  - wikipedia.org
  - invaderxan.livejournal.com