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|[[UY Scuti]] || 1,708 ± 192<ref name="torres2013">{{Cite journal | last1 = Arroyo-Torres | first1 = B. | last2 = Wittkowski | first2 = M. | last3 = Marcaide | first3 = J. M. | last4 = Hauschildt | first4 = P. H. | title = The atmospheric structure and fundamental parameters of the red supergiants AH Scorpii, UY Scuti, and KW Sagittarii | doi = 10.1051/0004-6361/201220920 | journal = Astronomy & Astrophysics | volume = 554 | pages = A76 | year = 2013 | pmid = | pmc = | bibcode = 2013A&A...554A..76A |arxiv = 1305.6179 }}</ref> || [[Margin of error]] in size determination: ± 192 solar radii. At its smallest, its size would be similar to that of V354 Cephei (see below). |
|[[UY Scuti]] || 1,708 ± 192<ref name="torres2013">{{Cite journal | last1 = Arroyo-Torres | first1 = B. | last2 = Wittkowski | first2 = M. | last3 = Marcaide | first3 = J. M. | last4 = Hauschildt | first4 = P. H. | title = The atmospheric structure and fundamental parameters of the red supergiants AH Scorpii, UY Scuti, and KW Sagittarii | doi = 10.1051/0004-6361/201220920 | journal = Astronomy & Astrophysics | volume = 554 | pages = A76 | year = 2013 | pmid = | pmc = | bibcode = 2013A&A...554A..76A |arxiv = 1305.6179 }}</ref> || [[Margin of error]] in size determination: ± 192 solar radii. At its smallest, its size would be similar to that of V354 Cephei (see below). |
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|[[DU Crucis]] || 596<ref name=harris>{{cite journal|bibcode=1976ApJS...30..451H|title=Evolved stars in open clusters|journal=Astrophysical Journal|volume=30|pages=451|author1=Harris|first1=G. L. H.|year=1976|doi=10.1086/190368}}</ref> |
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This is a list of largest objects in the universe. Black holes, nebulae, galaxies, superclusters, voids and galaxy filaments are not included, but to give you a perspective of how big things can get, here is a reference point:
Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall, the largest known structure, is 6,000,000,000 × 10,000,000,000 light years
KBC Void (larger than the Giant Void), the largest known void, is 2,000,000,000 light years
Caelum Supercluster, the largest known supercluster, is 910,000,000 light years
IC 1101, the largest known galaxy, is 5,500,000 × 6,600,000 light years in diameter.
NGC 604, the largest known nebula, is 1,520 light years in diameter.
S5 0014+81, the most massive black hole known, is 40 billion solar masses which is equal to 1,582 astronomical units.
L1551 IRS 5 is *not* 10,600 solar radii because, its size is not confirmed (Its size is probably 0.212 solar radii), because of his age.
- As the Earth, due to collisions with asteroids, the Earth's radius has decreased.
- As the Sun too, due to formation, the Sun's radius has decreased as the Earth.
- And the stellar evolutionary theory limit is only 2,000 (or 3,000) solar radii so, L 1551 IRS5's size can be no larger than 3,000 solar radii.
And also Shadron Soul and VY Masses Majoris don't exist.
Below is a list of the largest stars so far discovered, ordered by radius. The unit of measurement used is the radius of the Sun (695,700 km; 432,288 mi).
Caveats
The exact order of this list is not complete, nor is it perfectly defined:
- There are sometimes high uncertainties in derived values and sizes;
- The distances to most of these stars are uncertain to differing degrees and this uncertainty affects the size measurements;
- All the stars in this list have extended atmospheres, many are embedded in mostly opaque dust shells or disks, and most pulsate, such that their radii are not well defined;
- There are theoretical reasons for expecting that no stars in the Milky Way are larger than approximately 2,600 times the Sun (roughly 3,715 K and Mbol = −9), based on evolutionary models. The exact limit depends on the metallicity of the star, so for example supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds have slightly different limiting temperature and luminosity. Stars exceeding the limit have been seen to undergo large eruptions and to change their spectral type over just a few months;[1]
- A survey of the Magellanic Clouds has catalogued most of the red supergiants and 50 of them are larger than the 700 R☉ (490,000,000 km; 3.3 AU; 300,000,000 mi) cutoff point of this table, with the largest at 1,200–1,300.[2]
List
Star name | Solar radii (Sun = 1) |
Notes | ||
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UY Scuti | 1,708 ± 192[3] | Margin of error in size determination: ± 192 solar radii. At its smallest, its size would be similar to that of V354 Cephei (see below). | ||
WOH G64 | 1,540[4]–1,730[5] | This would be the largest star in the LMC, but is unusual in position and motion and might still be a foreground halo giant. Margin of possible error: ± 77 solar radii (Levesque 2009). | ||
RW Cephei | 1,535[6][7] ( 1,260–1,610 [citation needed]) | RW Cep is variable both in brightness (by at least a factor of 3) and spectral type (observed from G8 to M), thus probably also in diameter. Because the spectral type and temperature at maximum luminosity are not known, the quoted size is just an estimate. | ||
Westerlund 1-26 | 1,530-1,580[8] (–2,544)[9][10] | Very uncertain parameters for an unusual star with strong radio emission. The spectrum is variable but apparently the luminosity is not. Clark et al estimated it to be as large as 1,951–2,544 R☉. | ||
V354 Cephei | 690[11]-1,520[1] | |||
HR 5171 A | 1,490 ± 540[12] | HR 5171 A is a highly distorted star in a close binary system, losing mass to the secondary. According to Chesneau et al; it may be the largest star of its type (yellow hypergiant), but may be of early K-type class or of early M-type. In another opinion (such as Chesneau, Meilland and Chapellier) say that the star has a radius around 1,315 ± 260 R☉.[13] | ||
KY Cygni | 1,420–2,850 [1] | The upper estimate is due to an unusual K band measurement and thought to be an artefact of a reddening correction error. The lower estimate is consistent with other stars in the same survey and with theoretical models. | ||
VY Canis Majoris | 1,420 | Humphreys et al originally estimated the radius of VY CMa to be at 2,252 solar radii; a size so large that places it outside the bounds of stellar evolutionary theory. The quoted size is based on an improved measurement by Wittowski et al. Another study by Massey, Levesque, and Plez concludes that the star has a radius around 600-2,800 solar radii.[14] | ||
AH Scorpii | 1,287-1,535[3] | AH Sco is variable by nearly 3 magnitudes in the visual range, and an estimated 20% in total luminosity. The variation in diameter is not clear because the temperature also varies. | ||
VV Cephei A | 1,050–1,900 | VV Cep A is a highly distorted star in a close binary system, losing mass to the secondary for at least part of its orbit. | ||
VX Sagittarii | 1,350–1,940[15](–1,520)[11] | VX Sgr is a pulsating variable with a large visual range and varies significantly in size. | ||
SMC 18136 | 1,310[2] | This would be the largest star in the SMC. | ||
Mu Cephei (Herschel's "Garnet Star") | 650[16]-1,420[1][17] | |||
BI Cygni | 916[11]-1,240[1] | |||
S Persei | 780-1,230[1] | In the Perseus Double Cluster | ||
RAFGL 2139 (IRC-10414) | 1,200[18] | RAFGL 2139 is a red supergiant companion to WR 114. | ||
PZ Cassiopeiae | 1,190-1,940[1] | The upper estimate is due to an unusual K band measurement and thought to be an artefact of a reddening correction error. The lower estimate is consistent with other stars in the same survey and with theoretical models. | ||
NML Cygni | 1,183[19]-2,208.5[20] | NML Cyg is a semiregular variable star surrounded by a circumstellar nebula and is heavily obscured by dust extinction. Previously thought to be as large as 1,650 or 2,775 R☉.[20] | ||
Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis) | 1,180[21][22] | Ninth brightest star in the night sky. The angular diameter of Betelgeuse is only exceeded by R Doradus and the Sun. | ||
EV Carinae | 1,168[23] | |||
BC Cygni | 1,140[1] 856–1,553[24] | |||
RT Carinae | 1,090[1] | |||
V396 Centauri | 1,070[1] | |||
HV 11423 | 1,060–1,220[25] | HV 11423 is variable in spectral type (observed from K0/1 I to M4.5/5 I), thus probably also in diameter. In October 1978, he appeared as a star of M0I type. | ||
CK Carinae | 1,060[1] | |||
V602 Carinae | 860[1]-1,050[26] | |||
V1749 Cygni | 620-1,040[1] | |||
U Lacertae | 384–1,025[11] | |||
KW Sagittarii | 1,009[3]-1,460[1] | Margin of possible error: ± 142 solar radii (Torres 2013). | ||
NR Vulpeculae | 980[1] | |||
HV 2112 | 972[27] | |||
GCIRS 7 | 960 ± 92[28] | |||
S Cassiopeiae | 930[29][30] | The largest S-type star existent in Milky Way.[citation needed] | ||
IX Carinae | 920[1] | |||
Antares A (Alpha Scorpii) | 883[31] (653-1,246[foot 1]) | |||
V384 Puppis | 500[11]-850[1] | |||
CW Leonis | 826[19] | |||
BO Carinae | 790[1] | |||
SU Persei | 780[1] | In the Perseus Double Cluster | ||
RS Persei | 770[32]-1,000[1] | In the Perseus Double Cluster. Margin of possible error: ± 30 solar radii (Baron 2014). | ||
V355 Cepheus | 300[11]-770[1] | |||
V915 Scorpii | 760[33] | |||
S Cephei | 760[34] | |||
V382 Carinae | 747[35] | Yellow hypergiant, one of the rarest types of star. | ||
RU Virginis | 742[34] | |||
XX Persei | 710[36] (570–1,300[citation needed]) | In the Perseus Double Cluster. The lower size is calculated from mass and luminosity figures. The upper estimate might not be true. | ||
V648 Cassiopeiae | 710[1] | |||
TV Geminorum | 620-710[37](-770[1]) | |||
V528 Carinae | 700[1] | |||
The following well-known stars are listed for the purpose of comparison. | ||||
RW Cygni | 680[38]–980[1] | |||
TZ Cassiopeiae | 645[17]–800[1] | |||
Psi1 Aurigae | 637[citation needed] | |||
NO Aurigae | 630 | |||
V1749 Cygni | 620-1,040[1] | The upper estimate is due to an unusual K band measurement and thought to be an artifact of a reddening correction error. The lower estimate is consistent with other stars in the same survey and with theoretical models. | ||
CE Tauri ("Ruby Star")[39] | 601 ± 83[40] | 119 Tauri, unofficially nicknamed the Ruby Star. Can be occulted by the Moon, allowing accurate determination of its apparent diameter. | ||
DU Crucis | 596[41] | |||
S Pegasi | 459-574[42] | |||
W Hydrae | 562[43] | |||
S Coronae Borealis | 537–664[44] | |||
R Andromedae | 485 ± 125 | |||
Chi Cygni | 348–480[45] | |||
R Hydrae | 460 | |||
Rho Cassiopeiae | 450 ± 50[46] | Yellow hypergiant, one of the rarest types of a star. | ||
Eta Carinae A (Tseen She) | 430 ± 370[47] | Previously thought to be the most massive single star, but in 2005 it was realized to be a binary system. Its size is poorly defined. | ||
S Orionis | 411–498[48] | |||
R Leporis | 400 ± 90[49] | One of the largest carbon stars existent in the Milky Way. | ||
V509 Cassiopeiae | 400[50]–900[51] | |||
La Superba (Y Canum Venaticorum) | 390[52] | Currently one of the coolest and reddest stars. | ||
V838 Monocerotis | 380 ± 90[53] | V838 Mon is a new type of object known as a Luminous red nova. The very large cool "L-type supergiant" reported with this large radius is a transient object which will contract rapidly over a few decades. Once topped to the list as one of the largest stars. Lane et al originally estimated the radius of V838 Mon to be at 1,570 ± 400 solar radii. | ||
S Doradus | 100–380[54] | Prototype S Doradus variable. | ||
U Orionis | 370 ± 96 | |||
R Doradus | 370 ± 50[55] | Star with the second largest apparent size after the Sun. | ||
R Leonis | 320–350[56] | |||
V337 Carinae | 350 | |||
The Pistol Star | 346 ± 40[57] | Blue hypergiant, currently among the most massive and luminous stars. | ||
Mira A (Omicron Ceti) | 332–402[58] | Prototype Mira variable. | ||
T Cephei | 329[59] | |||
V381 Cephei | 327 | |||
Pi Puppis | 290 | |||
Alpha Herculis A (Ras Algethi) | 264–303[60] | |||
R Cassiopeiae | 263[61] | |||
Cygnus OB2-12 | 246 | |||
Delta Canis Majoris (Wezen) | 237 ± 66[62] | 36th brightest star in the night sky. | ||
LBV 1806-20 | 150–236 | |||
Zeta Cephei | 230[63] | |||
HR Carinae | 220[64] | |||
Deneb A (Alpha Cygni) | 220 ± 17[65] | 19th brightest star in the night sky. | ||
Omicron1 Canis Majoris | 231 | |||
V810 Centauri | 210 | |||
Zeta Aurigae (Haedus) | 200[66] | |||
Delta2 Lyrae | 200 | |||
Lambda Velorum (Al Suhail) | 200 | |||
RS Puppis | 200 | |||
Epsilon Pegasi (Enif) | 185 | |||
L Carinae | 179 | |||
6 Cassiopeiae | 170 | |||
Rho Persei (Gorgonea Tertia) | 164 | |||
Epsilon Carinae (Avior) | 153 | |||
Gamma Cygni (Sadir) | 150 | |||
Epsilon Geminorum (Mebsuta) | 150 | |||
V533 Carinae (VV Storm) | 141.5[67] | |||
Epsilon Aurigae A (Almaaz) | 135–190 | Epsilon Aurigae was incorrectly hailed as the largest known star before 1970 with a radius around 2,700–3,000 R☉ (295-2,600 R☉ for Epsilon Aurigae B), even though it later turned out not to be an infrared light star but rather a dusk torus surrounding the system. | ||
Mu Boötis (Alkalurops) | 130 | |||
66 Andromedae | 130 | |||
QS Aquilae | 130 | |||
56 Aquilae | 130 | |||
L Puppis | 126 | |||
Iota Scorpii (Apollyon) | 125 | |||
Delta Apodis | 125 | |||
HIP 110307 | 124.1 | |||
32 G. Hydrae | 121.7 | |||
I Carinae | 120 | |||
Xi Puppis (Asmidiske) | 120 | |||
Mu Sagittarii (Polis) | 115 | |||
Omicron Cygni | 115 | |||
Gamma Aquilae (Tarazed) | 110 | |||
34 Boötis | 110 | |||
Beta Arae | 110 | |||
Atria (Alpha Trianguli Australis) | 109 | |||
Beta Cygni A1 (Albireo) | 109[68] | |||
Beta Pegasi (Scheat) | 95 | |||
Peony Nebula Star | 92[69] | Candidate for most luminous star in the Milky Way. | ||
17 Camelopardalis | 91.3 | |||
Beta Andromedae (Mirach) | 90 | |||
R Scuti | 87.4 | |||
Gamma Crucis (Gacrux) | 84[67] | |||
Nu Cephei | 83.5 | |||
Gamma Andromedae (Almach) | 83 | |||
Theta Herculis (Rukbalgethi Genubi) | 80 | |||
Var 83 | 80 | |||
Rigel A (Beta Orionis A) | 78.9 ± 7.4[70] | Seventh brightest star in the night sky. | ||
Alpha Leporis (Arneb) | 77 | |||
P Cygni | 76 | |||
Beta Doradus | 76 | |||
DL Crucis | 75-80 | |||
Pi Herculis | 72 | |||
Canopus (Alpha Carinae) | 71 ± 7[40] | Second brightest star in the night sky. | ||
13 Boötis | 71 | |||
62 Sagittarii | 70 | |||
Nu Aquilae (Equator Star) | 66 | |||
R Coronae Borealis | 65 | |||
Delta Virginis (Auva) | 65 | |||
Delta Sagittarii (Kaus Media) | 62 | |||
Alpha Persei (Mirfak) | 60 | |||
Zeta Geminorum (Mekbuda) | 60 | |||
Eta Aquilae (Bezek) | 60 | |||
89 Herculis | 60 | |||
Upsilon Sagittarii | 60 | |||
Alpha Aquarii (Sadalmelik) | 60 | |||
CPD -572874 | 60 | |||
Chi Orionis | 59 | |||
Alpha Persei (Mirfak) | 56 | |||
Iota Aurigae (Al Kab) | 55 | |||
FF Aquilae | 55 | |||
Alpha Apodis | 55 | |||
Tau Serpentis | 54 | |||
Beta Cancri (Tarf) | 53 | |||
Alpha Antliae | 53 | |||
Zeta¹ Scorpii | 52 | |||
Alphard (Alpha Hydrae) | 50.5 | |||
Gamma Draconis (Eltanin) | 50 | |||
Beta Aquarii (Sadalsuud) | 50 | |||
HD 5980 A | 48-160 | |||
Epsilon Boötis (Izar) | 48 | |||
Zeta² Scorpii | 48 | |||
AG Antliae | 47 | |||
V428 Andromedae | 46.3 | |||
HD 13189 | 46 | |||
HD 203857 | 46 | |||
Aldebaran A (Alpha Tauri) | 44.2 ± 0.9[71] | |||
Alpha Cassiopeiae (Schedar) | 42 | |||
Alpha Ceti (Menkar) | 42 | |||
Delta Cephei (Alrediph) | 41.6 | |||
Beta Ursae Minoris (Kochab) | 41 | |||
Beta Draconis (Rastaban) | 40 | |||
BD Camelopardalis | 40 | |||
HD 5980 B | 40 | |||
Eta Canis Majoris (Aludra) | 37.8 | |||
Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris) | 37.5[72] | The current northern pole star. | ||
87 Leonis | 37 | |||
Gamma Centauri (Muhlifan) | 36.5 | |||
S Normae | 35.6 | |||
R136a1 | 35.4[73] | Also on the list as the most massive and luminous star. | ||
Sher 25 | 35 | |||
Gamma Leonis (Algieba) | 31.9 | |||
Alpha Camelopardalis | 31.2 | |||
Alpha Ursae Majoris (Dubhe) | 30 | |||
11 Lacertae | 30 | |||
Beta Camelopardalis | 30 | |||
Cygnus OB2-8 | 28 | |||
Eta Leonis (Al Jabhah) | 27 | |||
QPM-241 (Archen Star) | 27 | |||
R Apodis | 26.3 | |||
Epsilon Orionis (Alnilam) | 26 | |||
Eta Piscium (Kullat Nunu) | 26 | |||
Melnick 42 | 26 | |||
Arcturus (Alpha Boötis) | 25.4[74] | Brightest star in the northern hemisphere | ||
HD 93129A | 25 | |||
11 Ursae Minoris | 24.1 | |||
HD 47536 | 23.5 | |||
Epsilon Leonis (Algenubi) | 23 | |||
42 Draconis | 22 ± 1 | |||
Alpha Reticuli | 21 | |||
Chi Virginis | 20.9 | |||
19 Cephei | 20–30 | |||
HDE 226868 | 20–22[75] | The supergiant companion of black hole Cygnus X-1. The black hole is 500,000 times smaller than the star (or 58.4388 km in diameter). | ||
Zeta Orionis (Alnitak) | 20 | |||
Theta Scorpii (Sargas) | 20 | |||
Beta Herculis (Kornephoros) | 20 | |||
Theta Apodis | 20 | |||
Alpha Sagittae (Alsahm) | 20 | |||
Stars of Westerlund 2 | 19.3 | |||
HR 2422 Monocerotis (Plaskett's Star) | 19.2 | |||
Kappa Cassiopeiae | 19 | |||
Beta Scorpii (Acrab) | 19 | |||
Beta Lyrae (Sheliak) | 19 | |||
Zeta Puppis (Naos) | 18.6 | |||
R 122 | 18.5 | |||
HD 93250 | 18 | |||
Alpha Microscopii | 17.5 | |||
LH45-425 A | 17.5 | |||
Upsilon Hydrae | 17.1 | |||
Beta Ceti (Deneb Kaitos) | 17 | |||
Epsilon Canis Majoris (Adhara) | 17 | |||
LY Aurigae | 16 | |||
Theta Centauri (Menkent) | 16 | |||
Beta Corvi (Kraz) | 16 | |||
Delta Orionis A (Mintaka) | 15.8 | |||
Nu Ophiuchi (Sinistra) | 15.25 | |||
Alpha Arietis (Hamal) | 15 | |||
Gamma Cassiopeiae (Tsih) | 14 | |||
Beta Ophiuchi (Celbalrai) | 13.2 | |||
VV Cephei B | 13[76]–25[77] | The B-type main sequence companion of VV Cephei A. | ||
37 Aquilae | 13 | |||
HD 240210 | 13 | |||
Alpha Aurigae A (Capella A) | 12.2 | |||
Xi Aquilae | 12 | |||
Gamma Arae | 12 | |||
Gamma Sagittarii (Alnasl) | 11 | |||
WR 104 | 10 | In 389,400 years, this Wolf-Rayet star is expected to explode in a supernova. It has been suggested that it may produce a gamma ray burst that could pose a threat to life on Earth should its poles be aligned 12° or lower towards Earth. This will probably cause the Holocene exinction event. The star's axis of rotation has yet to be determined with certainty. | ||
LH45-425 B | 10 | |||
Sun | 1[78] | The largest object in the solar system. The core hydrogen would be exhausted in 5.4 billion years. In 7.647 billion years, The Sun would reach the tip of the red-giant branch of the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, achieving its size of 256 to 436 R☉.[79][80] Reported for reference |
Timeline of largest star recordholders
This section's factual accuracy is disputed. (August 2016) |
Star | Size (R☉) | Date | Notes |
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UY Scuti | 1,708 ± 192[3] | Nov 2015— | Margin of error in size determination: ± 192 solar radii. At its smallest, its size would be similar to that of V354 Cephei. At its largest, its size would be 1,900 solar radii. |
NML Cygni | 2,208.5 ± 566.5 | June 2015–Nov 2015 | |
UY Scuti | 1,708 ± 192[3] | Oct 2013—Nov 2015 | Margin of error in size determination: ± 192 solar radii. At its smallest, its size would be similar to that of V354 Cephei. At its largest, its size would be 1,900 solar radii. |
Westerlund 1-26 | 1,951–2,544[81][82][83] | Sept 2012—Oct 2013 | Very uncertain parameters for an unusual star with strong radio emission. The spectrum is variable but apparently the luminosity is not. |
KY Cygni | 2,850[1] | August 2012–Sept 2012 | |
WOH G64 | 1,730–2,474 | July 2012–August 2012 | |
NML Cygni | 1,650–2,775[84] | 2012—July 2012 | NML Cyg is a semiregular variable star surrounded by a circumstellar nebula and is heavily obscured by dust extinction. |
VY Canis Majoris | 1,950 (1,800–2,100) | 2007—2012 | Previously thought to be a star so large that it contradicted stellar evolutionary theory, a newly improved measurement has brought it down to size. |
VV Cephei A | 1,750 (1,600[85]–1,900[86][1]) (possibly 2,640) | 2006—2007 | VV Cep A is a highly distorted star in a binary system, losing mass to its B-type companion VV Cephei B for at least part of its orbit. |
Mu Cephei | 1,800 (1,650–2,536[1]) | June 2005–2006 | |
KY Cygni | 2,850[1] | 2005–June 2005 | |
V838 Monocerotis | 1,970[87] | 2002–2005 | |
EV Carinae | 2,880[88] | 2 Feb 1988–2002 | |
VX Sagittarii | 1,940[15] | 1982—2 Feb 1988 | |
VV Cephei A | 1,600[89]–1,900[86][1] | 1970—1982 | VV Cep A is a highly distorted star in a binary system, losing mass to its B-type companion VV Cephei B for at least part of its orbit. |
Epsilon Aurigae | 2,700-3,000 | ........—1970 | Epsilon Aurigae was incorrectly hailed as the largest known star before 1970, even though it later turned out not to be an 'infrared light star' but rather a dusk torus surrounding the system. |
Relations between Solar radius and Orbital radius of planets
Planet | Astronomical unit (AU = 1.49597870691 × 108km = 214.9 solar radii) |
Solar radii (Sun = 695,742 km) |
Example stars |
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Mercury | 0.31 - 0.47 | 66 - 100 | Canopus (71) Rigel (78.9) Beta Cygni (109) |
Venus | 0.72 - 0.73 | 154 - 157 | Epsilon Pegasi (185) |
Earth | 0.98 - 1.02 | 211 - 219 | Deneb (220) LBV 1806-20 (150–236) Alpha Herculis (264–303) |
Mars | 1.38 - 1.67 | 297 - 358 | Mira (332-402) Pistol Star (346) Chi Cygni (348-480) Epsilon Aurigae (143-358) V838 Monocerotis (380) La Superba (390) |
Inner limits of the Asteroid Belt | 1.92 | 412 | Eta Carinae (430) Rho Cassiopeiae (450) S Pegasi (580) V1749 Cygni (620-1,040) TZ Cassiopeiae (645) RW Cygni (680-980) TV Geminorum (620-710) V382 Carinae (747) S Persei (780-1,230) |
Outer limits of the Asteroid Belt | 3.79 | 816 | CW Leonis (826) Antares (883) KW Sagittarii (1,009-1,460) |
Jupiter | 4.95 - 5.46 | 1,064 - 1,173 | EV Carinae (1,168) Betelgeuse (887–1,180) NML Cygni (1,183) Mu Cephei (1,260) VV Cephei (1,050-1,900) VY Canis Majoris (1,420) KY Cygni (1,420-2,850) HR 5171 (1,490) WOH G64 (1,540-1,730) V838 Monocerotis (Lane et al estimate) (1,570) NML Cygni (Zhang et al estimate) (1,650) UY Scuti (1,708) |
Saturn | 9.02 - 10.08 | 1,940 - 2,169 | None - some obsolete historical estimates are given for context: VY Canis Majoris (Humphreys et al estimate) (1,800-2,252) Westerlund 1-26 (Clark et al estimate) (1,951–2,544) Star size limit (2,600) NML Cygni (upper estimate) (2,775) KY Cygni (upper estimate) (2,850) EV Carinae (upper estimate) (2,880) |
Uranus | 18.33 - 20.11 | 3,941 - 4,324 | |
Neptune | 29.81 - 30.33 | 6,411 - 6,526 | |
Pluto | 29.658 - 49.305 | 6,377 - 10,602 | |
Planet Nine (Also known as Phattie) | 200 - 1,200 | 43,006 - 258,039 |
See also
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External links
- Giant Stars An interactive website comparing the Earth and the Sun to some of the largest stars
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This is a list of stars which are the least voluminous known (the smallest stars by volume).
List
Notable small stars
Star | Star mean radius, km | Star class | Refs | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
A.C.+70°8247 | 1.048656438 | white dwarf | [1] | Smallest white dwarf star known |
XTE J1650-500 B | 24 | black hole | [2] | This binary X-ray transient system, XTE J1650-500, component black hole, at 3.8 solar masses, is smaller than the previous recordholder GRO J1655-40 B of 6.3 MSun in the microquasar system GRO J1655-40. |
Sirius B | 5,466 | white dwarf | [3] | Historically first detected white dwarf star |
Beta Cygni Ab (unconfirmed) | 6,000 | brown dwarf | Smallest brown dwarf known | |
Procyon B | 8,584.938 | white dwarf | [4][5] | |
40 Eridani B | 9,739.8 | white dwarf | [6] | |
2MASS J0523-1403 | 60,000 | red dwarf | [7][8] | This red dwarf is considered (as in 2013) the smallest star known, and representative of the smallest star possible, which is not a brown dwarf or a dead star. |
SSSPM J0829-1309 | 61,300 | red dwarf | [8] | |
TRAPPIST-1 | 79,400 | red dwarf | [9] | Hosts a planetary system with at least seven rocky planets |
OGLE-TR-122B | 81,100 | red dwarf | [10][11][12][10][11][12] | This was once the smallest known actively fusing star, when found in 2005, through 2013. It is the smallest eclipsing red dwarf, and smallest observationally measured diameter. |
Proxima Centauri | 98,093.7 | red dwarf | [13] | This is the nearest neighbouring star to the Sun. |
This is a list of stars which are the least voluminous known (the smallest stars by volume).
List
Star name | Radius Solar radii (Jupiter = 1) |
Radius Jupiter radii (Sun = 1) |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sirius B | 0.7733333333 | 0.0828571428 | ||
Procyon B | 0.8733333333 | 0.00935714285 | [14] | |
Teegarden's Star | 0 | 0 | ||
2MASS J0523-1403 | 0 | 0 | ||
The Sun | 1 | 1000 |
Smallest by type
Type | Star name | Radius Solar radii (Sun = 1) |
Radius Jupiter radii (Jupiter = 1) |
Radius Earth radii (Earth = 1) |
Radius (km / mi) |
Date | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red dwarf | 2MASS J0523-1403 | 0.086 | .896 | 9.39 | 2013 | This red dwarf is considered the smallest star known, and representative of the smallest star possible, which is not a brown dwarf or a dead star. | [7] | |
Brown dwarf | ||||||||
White dwarf | A.C.+70°8247 | 0.00000150734 | 0.00157316804 | 0.5 | 1934 | [15] | ||
Neutron star | ||||||||
Stellar-mass black hole | XTE J1650-500 B | 24 km (15 mi) | 2008 | This binary X-ray transient system, XTE J1650-500, component black hole, at 3.8 solar masses, is smaller than the previous recordholder GRO J1655-40 B of 6.3 MSun in the microquasar system GRO J1655-40. | [16] |
Smallest active stars
This is a listing of the smallest stars that are incontrovertibly stars that are still alive and fusing. Hence they are the smallest red dwarfs known, and those brown dwarfs that are known to be still in their short actively fusing phase.
Star name | Radius Solar radii (Sun = 1) |
Radius Jupiter radii (Jupiter = 1) |
Type | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SSSPM J0829-1309 | 0.088 | .917 | Red dwarf | [8] | |
OGLE-TR-122B | 0.120 | 1.16 | Red dwarf | This was once the smallest known actively fusing star, when found in 2005, through 2013. It is the smallest eclipsing red dwarf, and smallest observationally measured diameter. | [10][11][12] |
Proxima Centauri | 0.145 | 1.510 | Red dwarf | This is the nearest neighbouring star to the Sun. | [12][13] |
Barnard's Star | 0.196 | 2.042 | Red dwarf | [12][13] | |
CM Draconis B | 0.2396 | 2.496 | Red dwarf | Part of the binary red dwarf system CM Draconis | [12][17] |
CM Draconis A | 0.2534 | 2.640 | Red dwarf | Part of the binary red dwarf system CM Draconis | [12][17] |
Kapteyn's Star | 0.291 | 3.031 | Red dwarf | This is the closest halo star to the Sun. | [12][13] |
Star name | Date | Radius Solar radii (Sun = 1) |
Radius Jupiter radii (Jupiter = 1) |
Type | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2MASS J0523-1403 | 2013— | 0.086 | .896 | Red dwarf | This red dwarf is considered the smallest star known, and representative of the smallest star possible that is not a brown dwarf. | [7][8] |
OGLE-TR-122B | 2005-2013 | 0.120 | 1.16 | Red dwarf | This is the smallest eclipsing red dwarf, and smallest observationally measured diameter. | [10][11][12] |
List
Star name | Radius Solar radii (Jupiter = 1) |
Radius Jupiter radii (Sun = 1) |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sirius B | 0.7733333333 | 0.0828571428 | ||
Procyon B | 0.8733333333 | 0.00935714285 | [18] | |
Teegarden's Star | 0 | 0 | ||
2MASS J0523-1403 | 0 | 0 | ||
The Sun | 1 | 1000 |
Smallest by type
Type | Star name | Radius Solar radii (Sun = 1) |
Radius Jupiter radii (Jupiter = 1) |
Radius Earth radii (Earth = 1) |
Radius (km / mi) |
Date | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red dwarf | 2MASS J0523-1403 | 0.086 | .896 | 9.39 | 2013 | This red dwarf is considered the smallest star known, and representative of the smallest star possible, which is not a brown dwarf or a dead star. | [7] | |
Brown dwarf | ||||||||
White dwarf | A.C.+70°8247 | 0.00000150734 | 0.00157316804 | 0.5 | 1934 | [19] | ||
Neutron star | ||||||||
Stellar-mass black hole | XTE J1650-500 B | 24 km (15 mi) | 2008 | This binary X-ray transient system, XTE J1650-500, component black hole, at 3.8 solar masses, is smaller than the previous recordholder GRO J1655-40 B of 6.3 MSun in the microquasar system GRO J1655-40. | [16] |
Smallest active stars
This is a listing of the smallest stars that are incontrovertibly stars that are still alive and fusing. Hence they are the smallest red dwarfs known, and those brown dwarfs that are known to be still in their short actively fusing phase.
Star name | Radius Solar radii (Sun = 1) |
Radius Jupiter radii (Jupiter = 1) |
Type | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SSSPM J0829-1309 | 0.088 | .917 | Red dwarf | [8] | |
OGLE-TR-122B | 0.120 | 1.16 | Red dwarf | This was once the smallest known actively fusing star, when found in 2005, through 2013. It is the smallest eclipsing red dwarf, and smallest observationally measured diameter. | [10][11][12] |
Proxima Centauri | 0.145 | 1.510 | Red dwarf | This is the nearest neighbouring star to the Sun. | [12][13] |
Barnard's Star | 0.196 | 2.042 | Red dwarf | [12][13] | |
CM Draconis B | 0.2396 | 2.496 | Red dwarf | Part of the binary red dwarf system CM Draconis | [12][17] |
CM Draconis A | 0.2534 | 2.640 | Red dwarf | Part of the binary red dwarf system CM Draconis | [12][17] |
Kapteyn's Star | 0.291 | 3.031 | Red dwarf | This is the closest halo star to the Sun. | [12][13] |
Star name | Date | Radius Solar radii (Sun = 1) |
Radius Jupiter radii (Jupiter = 1) |
Type | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2MASS J0523-1403 | 2013— | 0.086 | .896 | Red dwarf | This red dwarf is considered the smallest star known, and representative of the smallest star possible that is not a brown dwarf. | [7][8] |
OGLE-TR-122B | 2005-2013 | 0.120 | 1.16 | Red dwarf | This is the smallest eclipsing red dwarf, and smallest observationally measured diameter. | [10][11][12] |
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This is a list of coolest stars discovered, arranged by decreasing temperature. The stars with temperatures lower than 3,000 K are included.
List
Star name | Temperature (K) |
Notes |
---|---|---|
WISE J0855-0714 | 225–260[1] | |
CFBDSIR 1458+10B | 370 | |
2MASS 0939-2448 A/B | 650[2] | |
2MASS 0415-0935 | 764 | |
2M 1237+6526 | 850[3] | |
SCR 1845-6357B | 950 | |
2MASS 0243-2453 | 1,050 | |
Cha 110913-773444 | 1,350 | |
2MASS 0036+1821 | 1,650 | |
2MASS 1507-1627 | 1,650 | |
OTS 44 | 1,700 | |
S Cassiopeiae | 1,800 | One of largest stars |
See also
References
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Below is a list of the largest exoplanets so far discovered, in terms of physical size, ordered by radius.
List
The sizes are listed in units of Jupiter radii (RJ, R♃). All planets listed are larger than the largest planet in the Solar System, Jupiter.
Exoplanet | Radius (RJ) (Jupiter = 1) |
Notes |
---|---|---|
HD 100546 b | 6.9+2.7 −2.9[1] |
The largest exoplanet. The planet's size puts it near the border between a giant planet and a brown dwarf. |
HD 77065 b | 3.4484[2] | |
2MASS J0839+4721 c | 3.29 | |
Gliese-758 b | 3.2712[2] | |
2MASS J2126-8140 | 3.14 | |
DENIS-P J082303.1-491201 b | 3.055 ± 1.239[2][3] | Most massive exoplanet known. 28.5 MJ; probably a brown dwarf. Radius estimated based on mass.[3] |
GQ Lup b | 3.0[4] | ~20 MJ; probably a brown dwarf. Radius estimated based on luminosity and temperature. |
BD 26+1888 b | 2.9627[2] | |
CFBDS 1458 | 2.932[2] | |
BD+20 2457 b | 2.7773[2] | |
AS 205 Ab | 2.6802[2] | |
ROXs 42Bb | 2.5[5] | 6-15 MJ, may be a brown dwarf. |
HD 82943 c | 2.433[2] | |
HAT-P-13 c | 2.4262[2] | |
HD 8673 b | 2.4217[2] | |
HD 22781 b | 2.39[2] | |
AB Pictoris b | 2.3812[2] | |
WISE J1741-4642 | 2.32 | |
BD+20 2457 c | 2.3191[2] | |
2MASS J12074836–3900043 | 2.29 | |
2MASS J2208+2921 | 2.29 | |
SDSS J111010.01+011613.1 | 2.22 | |
CFBDS 1458 b | 2.1899 | |
CT Cha b | 2.2[6] | 11-23 MJ; is likely a brown dwarf. |
HD 39091 b | 2.1759[2] | |
SIMP J2154–1055 | 2.15 | |
KOI-368.01 | 2.1[7] | |
XO-6b | 2.07[5] | 1.9 (± 0.5) MJ; a very puffy Hot Jupiter |
HAT-P-32b | 2.037[5] | 0.941 (± 0.166) MJ; a very puffy Hot Jupiter |
WASP-17b | 1.991+0.08 −0.58[note 1][5][8] |
Was the largest known planet in 2012. At only 0.486 MJ, this Hot Jupiter is extremely low density. |
KOI-3681.01 | 2.0+0.7 −1[7] |
Orbits fairly close to its 1.1+0.2 −0.2 M☉ star, with 217 day-long years. |
KOI-680 b | 1.99+0.18 −0.18[7] |
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CVSO 30b | 1.91+0.21 −0.21[5] |
|
51 Pegasi b | 1.9[5] | |
HAT-P-65b | 1.89[5] | |
HATS-23b | 1.86[5] | |
KELT-8b | 1.86[5] | |
WASP-76b | 1.83[9] | |
HAT-P-33b | 1.827[5] | |
WASP-121b | 1.81[9] | |
TrES-4 | 1.799[10] | |
KELT-12b | 1.79[7] | |
HATS-26b | 1.75[5] | |
WASP-12b | 1.736[9] | |
HAT-P-46b | 1.73[5] | |
WASP-94 Ab | 1.72[9] | |
KELT-4Ab | 1.706[7] | |
WASP-79b | 1.7[5] | |
WASP-78b | 1.7[9] | |
1RXS 1609b | 1.7[5] | |
WASP-88b | 1.7[9] |
Exoplanet | Radius (RJ) (Jupiter = 1) |
Notes |
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Kepler-12b | 1.695[5] | |
Kepler-447b | 1.65 | |
beta Pic b | 1.65 | |
OGLE2-TR-L9b | 1.614[7] | |
PSO J318.5-22 | 1.53 | |
WASP-103b | 1.528 | |
Kepler-13b | 1.51[7] | |
HAT-P-8b | 1.5 | |
WASP-71b | 1.5 | |
Kepler-854b | 1.5 | |
WASP-33b | 1.497 | |
Kepler-7b | 1.478 | |
Kepler-5b | 1.431 | |
Kepler-8b | 1.419 | |
TrES-3 | 1.341 | |
XO-4b | 1.34 | |
TrES-2b | 1.272 | |
OGLE-TR-10b | 1.26 | |
Kepler-39b | 1.22 | One of the most massive exoplanets known. |
Kepler-418b | 1.2 | |
Kappa And b | 1.2 | |
OGLE-TR-182b | 1.13 | |
Jupiter | 69,911 km [11] | Largest planet in the Solar System, by radius and volume.[12] Reported for reference |
Timeline of largest exoplanet recordholders
Planet | Size (RJ) | Date | Notes |
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HD 100546 b | 6.9[13] | 2015— | |
HAT-P-32b | 2.02 | 2013—2015 | CT Cha b may be larger at over 2.2 Jupiter radii, but its status as a planet or brown dwarf is unconfirmed. |
WASP-17b | 1.991 | 2012—2013 | |
WASP-12b | 1.83 | 2009—2012 | |
TRES-4b | 1.67 | 2007—2009 | This planet has a density of 0.2 g/cm3, about that of balsa wood, less than Jupiter's 1.3g/cm3 It was succeeded by WASP-17b as the largest exoplanet.[14][15] |
HD 209458 b | 1.3 | —2007 | This was the first exoplanet whose size was determined.[16] |
See also
- List of largest cosmic structures
- List of largest galaxies
- List of largest nebulae
- List of largest stars
Notes
- ^ for Case I in paper page 6, others range from 1.41 to 2.07 Jupiter radii.
References
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Below is a list of the largest nebulae so far discovered, ordered by size.
List
H II region | Size (ly/pc) | Type | Notes |
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NGC 604 | 1,520 ly (470 pc)[1] | H II region | Located in the Triangulum Galaxy |
Gum Nebula | 1,100 ly (340 pc) | Emission Nebula | |
N44 | 1,000 ly (310 pc)[2] | Emission Nebula | |
Tarantula Nebula | 600 ly × 652 ly (184 pc × 200 pc)[3] | H II region | Most active starburst region in the Local Group |
N119 | 430 ly × 570 ly (130 pc × 170 pc) | H II region | Peculiar S-shape |
Carina Nebula | 460 ly (140 pc)[4] | H II region | Nearest giant H II region to Earth |
RCW 49 | 350 ly (110 pc) | H II region | |
N70 | 300 ly (92 pc) | H II region | The N 70 Nebula, in the Large Magellanic Cloud has a shell structure and is really a bubble in space. It is a "Super Bubble". |
Barnard's Loop | 100 ly × 300 ly (31 pc × 92 pc) | H II region | |
Cygnus Loop | 125 ly × 210 ly (38 pc × 64 pc) | SNR | |
Eagle Nebula | 110 ly × 140 ly (34 pc × 43 pc) | H II region | |
Rosette Nebula | 130 ly (40 pc) | H II region | |
Lagoon Nebula | 40 ly × 110 ly (12 pc × 34 pc) | H II region | |
Veil Nebula | 100 ly (31 pc) | Supernova remnant |
List of largest H I regions
List of largest lyman-alpha blobs
Lyman-alpha blobs | Size (ly/pc) | Type | Notes |
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LAB Giant Concentration (coinciding with EQ J221734.0+001701) |
200,000,000 ly (61,000,000 pc)[5] | complex of LαBs | Also on record as one of the largest structures in the universe. |
Lyman-alpha blob 1 | 300,000 ly (92,000 pc)[6] | LαB | Largest blob in the LAB Giant Concentration |
Himiko Gas Cloud | 55,000 ly (17,000 pc)[7] | intergalactic cloud (possible LαB) |
One of the most massive lyman-alpha blobs known |
List of largest High-velocity clouds
High-velocity clouds | Size (ly/pc) | Type | Notes |
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NGC 262 Halo Cloud | 1,300,000 ly (400,000 pc) | H I region | Spiral nebula surrounding NGC 262. NGC 262 is also one of the largest known galaxies. |
Leo Ring | 650,000 ly (200,000 pc)[8] | HVC | |
Magellanic Stream | 600,000 ly (180,000 pc) | complex of HVCs | Connects the Large and Small Magellanic clouds; extends across 180° of the sky. |
HVC 127-41-330 | 20,000 ly (6,100 pc)[9] | HVC | |
Smith's Cloud | 3,300 ly × 9,800 ly (1,000 pc × 3,000 pc)[10] | HVC | Extends about 20° of the sky |
List of largest star clusters
Star clusters | Size (ly/pc) | Type | Notes |
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NGC 206 | 800 ly (250 pc) | ||
Sagittarius Star Cloud | 600 ly (180 pc) | ||
NGC 2419 | 520 ly (160 pc) | The largest known globular cluster | |
NGC 121 | 350 ly (110 pc) | ||
Palomar 12 | 324 ly (99 pc) | ||
Terzan 7 | 320 ly (98 pc) | ||
Laevens 1 | 320 ly (98 pc) | ||
Messier 54 | 306 ly (94 pc) | ||
NGC 339 | 238 ly (73 pc) | ||
Messier 3 | 180 ly (55 pc) | ||
Messier 15 | 176 ly (54 pc) | ||
Messier 2 | 174.6 ly (53.5 pc) | ||
Omega Centauri | 172 ly (53 pc) | ||
Messier 13 | 168 ly (52 pc) | ||
Messier 5 | 160 ly (49 pc) | ||
Palomar 5 | 152 ly (47 pc) | ||
Messier 19 | 140 ly (43 pc) | ||
Messier 75 | 134 ly (41 pc) | ||
47 Tucanae | 120 ly (37 pc) | ||
Messier 68 | 106 ly (32 pc) | ||
Messier 14 | 100 ly (31 pc) | ||
Messier 22 | 100 ly (31 pc) |
See also
- List of largest cosmic structures
- List of largest galaxies
- List of largest stars
- List of largest planets
References
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