There are 8 main stars. Sirius is the brightest.
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.
9,261,000,000 (9.2) Billion sun can fit in VY Canis Majoris.
VY Canis Majoris is kinda beside Wezen(Delta Canis Majoris.) Find where it says VY
About 197 quadtrillion (196,832,673,513,000,000) Mercury's
Alpha Ursae Majoris is brighter. It has a magnitude of 1.81 whereas, Epsilon Ursae Majoris has a magnitude of 1.76. The greek letter A (alpha) comes before the Greek letter E (epsilon) in the Greek alphabet. Astronomers named stars according to their brightness. Starting with 'A' (alpha) being the brightest and (Omega) being the dimmest.
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.
9,261,000,000 (9.2) Billion sun can fit in VY Canis Majoris.
VY Canis Majoris is kinda beside Wezen(Delta Canis Majoris.) Find where it says VY
VY Canis Majoris is the largest star we know of, but most of the stars in the Milky Way are still uncharted, so there may be larger stars we have not found yet.
About 197 quadtrillion (196,832,673,513,000,000) Mercury's
Dwarf to giant then to supergiant Dwarf to giant then to supergiant the Largest Star in the Galaxy is VY Canis Majoris which sits in Canis Majoris or the greater dog. Along with the brightest star Sirius. There are follow up stars such as VW Cephi A (if my spelling is correct) and WOH G64. There are many others the are along this size. There are to many stars in our universe to start from beginning to end. The sun is NOT the biggest star in our universe, as of known the Eta Carinae is the biggest star yet.,acualy vy canis majoris is the largest star by far
Scientific name: Plotosus canius,Russian name: Угресом серый,English name: Gay eel-catfish
Scientists say that VY Canis Majoris is the biggest star we know so basically VY Canis Majoris is bigger than Kolob.
VY Canis Majoris has an absolute magnitude of -9.4.
Approximately 1 billion. It is the biggest star ever discovered after all
Laurence Hadley has written: 'A study of the spectrum of Zeta, Ursae majoris ..' -- subject(s): Double stars, Spectra, Stars
Alpha Ursae Majoris (Dubhe) and Beta Ursae Majoris (Merak), which point to Polaris. (Northern Hemisphere)Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, which point to the Southern Cross. (Southern Hemisphere)