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Canus Majoris is large enough to contain 4Quadrillion Earth's or if Earth were a Golf ball Canus Majoris would be Mt.Everest.

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What is the list of stars from brightest to dimmest in the big dipper?

The stars in the Big Dipper, listed from brightest to dimmest, are: Dubhe (Alpha Ursae Majoris), Merak (Beta Ursae Majoris), Phecda (Gamma Ursae Majoris), Megrez (Delta Ursae Majoris), Alioth (Epsilon Ursae Majoris), Mizar (Zeta Ursae Majoris), and Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris). Dubhe and Merak are often referred to as the "Pointer Stars" because they help locate Polaris, the North Star.


What is the biggest to smallest star?

The smallest star is called: OGLE-TR-122b. It is almost as big as Jupiter. Stars can be quite big. The biggest star in the galaxy is called: VY Canis Majoris. That hypergiant star is way to big. The sun is invisible compared to it. 7 quadrillion Earths' can fit in the VY Canis Majoris.


How big is the Sun compared to VY Canis Majoris?

VY Canis Majoris (VY CMa) is the largest known star and also one of the most luminous.It has a radius of around1,800 -> 2,100 times that of our Sun. If the Sun was replaced by VY Canis Majoris, it's outer envelope would extend beyond Saturn.See related link for a pictorial.


What is the biggest star VY canis majoris or NML cygni?

Neither of them! The VY Canis Majoris is indeed bigger, but it isn't the biggest star in the Universe. The XZ Majoris Ceiphei is almost as big as the smallest Nebula, and it would take 10,000 years to orbit it in a passenger airplane. It is the biggest star in the Universe. So indeed the XZ Majoris Ceiphei is bigger than either the VY Canis Majoris or the NML Cygni. Comments: Estimating the sizes of these big stars is not easy and there are different answers in different places. For example, Wikipedia now gives NML Cygni as bigger than VY Canis Majoris. Also, I must admit I've never heard of "XZ Majoris Ceiphei". I know of the binary star XZ Cephei, but that's not the biggest star.


How big is Io compared to Earth?

Io, one of Jupiter's moons, is roughly one-fourth the size of Earth in terms of diameter. Its diameter is about 3,643 kilometers (2,263 miles), compared to Earth's diameter of approximately 12,742 kilometers (7,918 miles).

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How big is canus majorus?

more than 2,100 times the size of the Sun


Is vy canis majoris star us bigger than the sun?

Yes. It is way bigger. The VY Canis Majoris is known to be 1,000,000,000 times the size of the Sun. It's so big that on a scale between the 2 the VY Canis Majoris would almost be a complete rectangle compared to the Sun (and the Sun is as small as a few pixels). The star would reach the top of the screen. Winner: VY Canis Majoris


What is the list of stars from brightest to dimmest in the big dipper?

The stars in the Big Dipper, listed from brightest to dimmest, are: Dubhe (Alpha Ursae Majoris), Merak (Beta Ursae Majoris), Phecda (Gamma Ursae Majoris), Megrez (Delta Ursae Majoris), Alioth (Epsilon Ursae Majoris), Mizar (Zeta Ursae Majoris), and Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris). Dubhe and Merak are often referred to as the "Pointer Stars" because they help locate Polaris, the North Star.


What is the biggest to smallest star?

The smallest star is called: OGLE-TR-122b. It is almost as big as Jupiter. Stars can be quite big. The biggest star in the galaxy is called: VY Canis Majoris. That hypergiant star is way to big. The sun is invisible compared to it. 7 quadrillion Earths' can fit in the VY Canis Majoris.


How big is Beta Ursae Majoris?

Beta Ursae Majoris (Merak) is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major.It is about twice the size of our Sun.


How big is the Sun compared to the largest star?

The largest known star "VY Canis Majoris" has a 987,600,000 km radius whereas the sun only has a puney 695,500 km radius.


What is the name some of the stares in the constellation The Big Bear?

The Great Bear or Ursa Major has Stars and is the 3rd biggest constelation as viewed from Earth. The constelation contains the most famous and recognisable of all the astersms in the sky the Big Dipper.The Big DipperFrom the bowl to the handle.Dubhe - (Alpha Ursae Majoris - 124 ly.Merek - (Beta Ursae Majoris - 79 ly.Phecda - (Gamma Ursae Majoris) - 84 ly.Megrez - (Delta Ursae Majoris) - 81 ly.Alioth - (Epsilon Ursae Majoris) - 81 ly.Mizar - (Zeta Ursae Majoris) - 78 ly.Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris) - 101 ly.Other starsTalitha (Iota Ursae Majoris) - 487 ly.Tania Borealis (Lambda Ursae Majoris) - 134 ly.Tania Australis (Mu Ursae Majoris) - 249 ly.Alula Borealis (Nu Ursae Majoris) - 421 ly.Alula Australis (Xi Ursae Majoris) - 27 ly.Muscida (Omicron Ursae Majoris) - 81 ly.Alcor (80 Ursae Majoris) - 81 ly.Messier ObjetsM40 - Winecke 4 - Double Star - 510 lyM81 - Bode's Galaxy - Spiral Galaxy - 11.9 Mly. (million)M82 - The Cigar Galaxy - Irregular Galaxy - 11.5 Mly.M97 - The Owl Nebula - Planetary Nebular - 2.6 Kly. (thousand)M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy - Spiral Galaxy - 27 Mly.M108 - Spiral Galaxy - 46 Mly.M109 - Spiral Galaxy - 46 Mly.


How big is the earth compared with the planet Neptune?

Neptune is 34 times bigger then earth


How big is the Sun compared to VY Canis Majoris?

VY Canis Majoris (VY CMa) is the largest known star and also one of the most luminous.It has a radius of around1,800 -> 2,100 times that of our Sun. If the Sun was replaced by VY Canis Majoris, it's outer envelope would extend beyond Saturn.See related link for a pictorial.


How big will the hypernova be when vy canis majoris explodes?

A couple of light-years.


How big is your Saturn compared to Earth?

If Saturn was a bed sheet, Earth would be a handkerchief. Earth is just a troublesome little rock compared to the big boulder Saturn. Another way, Earth would be a Pekinese, and Saturn would be a Bernese Mountain Dog.


Do big stars get big?

VY Canis Majoris is the largest known star with a radius equal to 2600 solar radii. It would take over 7,000,000,000,000,000 (7 quadrillion) Earths to fill the volume of VY Canis Majoris