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The Top 5 Largest Stars in the Known Universe
| Star (star-type) |
Solar Radius (kilometres) |
Distance from Earth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VY Canis Majoris (red hypergiant) |
2,100 (1.46 billion km) |
4,900 light years |
| 2 | WOH G64 (red hypergiant) |
2,000 (1.39 billion km) |
163,000 light years |
| 3 | W Cephei A (red hypergiant) |
1,700 (1.18 billion km) |
2,400 light years |
| 4 | Mu Cephei (red supergiant) |
1,650 (1.14 billion km) |
1,300 - 5,200 light years |
| 5 | V354 Cephei (red hypergiant) |
1,520 (1.05 billion km) |
9,000 light years |
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Space & The Universe, Top 5 Largest
Sources: Top 5 of Anything Research 2021.
List Notes: Data is the Top 5 largest known Stars in the universe ranked by solar radius (diameter). Solar radius is a unit of distance used to express the size of stars in astronomy equal to the current radius of the Sun.
Sources: Top 5 of Anything Research 2021.
List Notes: Data is the Top 5 largest known Stars in the universe ranked by solar radius (diameter). Solar radius is a unit of distance used to express the size of stars in astronomy equal to the current radius of the Sun.
