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Stellar changes the base STAB modifier from 1.5x to 2x damage, which in practice is about a 1.33x boost. If you compare these sets on the Showdown Calculator, it comes out with the same results. It's the same if you select Tera Psychic or Steel as well.
I went to bulbapedia to check the move, and saw that it mentions that Sparkling Aria does remove burn on Shield Dust user when hitting multiple targets. So that and Covert Cloak interaction should probably be double checked.
Regarding Tera Shell, if Terapagos receives a double resisted attack for 0.25x damage, will the ability change it to 0.5x damage? (Besides hacking, this can be achieved with Soak + Forest's Curse, then using a Water type move.)
A lot of confusion over Stellar because even reliable sources are leaving out details leaving uncertainty. I'm going to post below what I understand is the current mechanics, marking uncertain stuff with (?), and someone can verify I understand correctly:
Stellar Type boost
1.2x damage boost to...