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Antares is approximately 600 light years from the Sun

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What is the biggest sun in the atmosphere?

In our solar system: the Sun. In the galaxy it's Antares, compared to Antares the Sun is the size of one pixel!!!!!!!


Is Betelgeuse bigger than Antares?

No, Antares is bigger than Betelgeuse. Antares is a red supergiant star with a diameter about 700 times that of the Sun, while Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star with a diameter about 600 times that of the Sun.


If Antares is more massive than the sun why did didnt our solar system form around Antares?

Perhaps Antares has its own solar system.


Is antares hotter than the sun?

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How much bigger than Antares is the sun?

Antares is a red super giant. It is approximately 800 times larger than our Sun. If our Sun was replaced by Antares, it would reach out beyond the orbit of Mars. Around 512 million Suns could fit inside Antares. See link for a pictorial representation


Is Antares older than your sun?

Antares is a red supergiant star, and is estimated to be 12 million years old. Our sun, on the other hand, is about 4.6 billion years old, making it older than Antares.


What is the actual SIZE of Antares?

antares is much bigger than the sun, it is like a basketball comparing to a dot of rice


Is Antares still alive?

At 883 times the size of our Sun, the supergiant star Antares is very much 'alive'.


Is the Sun bigger than Antares?

no.Not even close.Antares is over 20x bigger then the sun.The sun is nothing compared to this star.But not even the antares star is big. The biggest star in the galaxy is called the vy canis majoris. The canis majoris makes antares look like it is invisible!


How many times would Earth fit into Antares?

Antares is about 800 times larger than our Sun. The Sun is about 109 times larger than The Earth. So Antares is about 87,200 times larger than The Earth. So you could fit about 663,054,848,000,000 Earths inside Antares. (663 trillion) See related link for a comparison to the Sun


Which star is smaller in size sun or Antares?

the sun is smaller in size y'all.


How far is Antares away from the sun?

Antares (Alpha Scorpii) is a red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius.It is approximately 600 light years from us.