How old is the oldest star in our galaxy?
1 Answer
Jun 8, 2018
Short answer Ahead....
Caution- Names of stars are confusing
Explanation:
The birth of the universe is 13.8 billion years ago.
SMSS J031300.362670839.3 is thought to be the oldest star which can be approximately 13 billion years old.
HE 1523-0901 is another known to be the oldest star which is 13.2 billion years old.
In our galaxy The second one i.e. HE 1523-0901 is the oldest along with J0815+4729 which is again 13.5 billion years old.