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Below are lists of the largest stars currently known, ordered by radius and separated into categories by galaxy. The unit of measurement used is the radius of the Sun (approximately 695,700 km; 432,300 mi). The Sun, the orbit of Earth, Jupiter, and Neptune, compared to four stars.
8 de may. de 2023 · NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals the supercluster Westerlund 1, home of one of the largest known stars. Westerlund 1-26, a red supergiant, has a radius more than 1,500 times that of the...
14 de feb. de 2024 · UY Scuti is a red supergiant star with a radius 1,700 times larger than the sun. Learn how astronomers discovered and measured this colossal celestial giant and other massive stars in the cosmos.
UY Scuti is a red supergiant star that is over 1,700 times larger than our Sun. Learn how astronomers study this massive object and what it reveals about the universe.
WOH G64 is the largest star known in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), one of the nearest galaxies to the Milky Way. The currently accepted radius of 1,540 solar radii is on the lower end of size estimates for the star.
16 de feb. de 2023 · UY Scuti is a red hypergiant with a radius of 1.188 billion kilometers, 1,700 times larger than the Sun's. It is located near the center of the Milky Way, but its short life span makes it hard to find.
24 de jun. de 2023 · Stephenson 2-18 is a red supergiant located 18,900 light years from Earth. With a radius 2,150 times that of the Sun, it is currently the largest star known.
