VY Canis Majoris is kinda beside Wezen(Delta Canis Majoris.) Find where it says VY
Canis Major is a constilation. Cy canis majoris is a star.
VY Canis Majoris (Not Canis Majoris)
VY Canis Majoris has an absolute magnitude of -9.4.
VY Canis Majoris has an absolute magnitude of -9.4.
As of today (2009) there is no star larger than VY Canis Majoris - a galaxy is larger than VY Canis Majoris though.
VY Canis Majoris is about 4,900 light years from earth.
Canis Major
Scientists say that VY Canis Majoris is the biggest star we know so basically VY Canis Majoris is bigger than Kolob.
As far as mass goes, R136a1 beats out VY Canis Majoris by 253 solar masses (265 solar masses for R136a1 vs Canis Majoris' 30). However, VY Canis Majoris beats out R136a1 in radius by about 1,385 solar radii (Canis Majoris is 1,420 solar radii vs R136a1's ~35).
Canis Majoris can refer to any number of stars which, as seen from Earth, reside within the Canis Major constellation.
9,261,000,000 (9.2) Billion sun can fit in VY Canis Majoris.