Because from the point of view of the Earth - to us, it looks the largest. In fact it is only because it is the closest to us that it looks much larger than the rest of the stars in our universe.
Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solor System...........but if you include the Sun and a planet instead of a star then it would be the Sun. The Sun is recorded as a star and not a planet but most people think the the Sun is a planet and not a star.
The largest star closest to Earth is Betelgeuse, which is located in the constellation of Orion and is approximately 500-600 light-years away. Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star, about 1,400 times larger than our Sun.
most people would think it is a star but it is a planet
The sun is not the largest star.
No, the sun is a star but it is not the largest star in the solar system. It is actually an average-sized star compared to others in the universe. The largest star known is UY Scuti.
The star closest to Earth is the sun. The phrase "... largest to planet Earth ... " is meaningless.
Because from the point of view of the Earth - to us, it looks the largest. In fact it is only because it is the closest to us that it looks much larger than the rest of the stars in our universe.
The Sun, a star, is much, much the largest body.
Sun is not a planet actually. It is a star.
the sun is. It is also the ONLY star in THIS solar system.
Because it orbits the same star as we do (the Sun).
The largest type of star is a hypergiant.VY Canis Majoris is the largest known star. It is 2,100 times larger than our own Sun.