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Canis Majoris is a constellation.
VY Canis Majoris, the largest known star would fill the Solar System to the orbit of Saturn but would NOT fill the Solar System.
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The biggest star that you had found?
VY Canis Majoris. It's a huge star! Here's some facts about it: -Vy Canis Majoris is located in the constellation Canis Major -In diameter it is 3,063,500,000,000m, and it is 2,000 times bigger than the sun -If you were to stick Vy Canis Majoris out into the middle of our solar system, it would reach the probably over the orbit of Saturn Awesome question by the way! Maybe there are bigger stars, scientists haven't found any bigger than that, but keep your eyes open, you might actually discover something! :)
What is the biggest star found so far?
The largest star discovered so far is the UY Scuti red supergiant. It is approximately 1,708 solar radii, where one solar radii equals the radius of the Sun in our solar system.
What would happen if the sun was replaced by VY Canis Majoris?
It would swallow Earth. From Wikipedia: "Placed at the centre of our solar system, VY Canis Majoris's surface would extend beyond the orbit of Saturn, although the astrophysicists Philip Massey, Emily Levesque and Bertrand Plez disagree about the star's stated radius, suggesting it is smaller: merely 600 times the size of the Sun, extending past the orbit of Mars."
What are the stars bigger than the Sun?
Our Sun is a medium sized star, there are millions of stars bigger than our own Sun.Suitable candidates are:VY Canis Majoris - Largest known starBetelgeuse - closest candidate for a supernovaPolaris - current North StarZetta Puppis - cos I like the nameSirius - The dog starPistol Star - The most luminous.See related link for a list of massive stars.
What celestial body is the largest in actual size?
In our solar system, the sun. Planetwise, Jupiter.Update:The largest known celestial body is Sloan Great Wall, which is a giant wall of galaxies. The wall measures 1.37 billion light years in length and is located approximately one billion light-years from Earth.As a single object, the red hypergiant star, VY Canis Majoris, is largest. It is between 1800 to 2100 solar radii (its radius is 1800 to 2100 times larger than Sun) and is located in the constellation Canis Major.
What is bigger R136a1or VY Canis Majoris?
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).
The biggest star that you had found?
VY Canis Majoris. It's a huge star! Here's some facts about it: -Vy Canis Majoris is located in the constellation Canis Major -In diameter it is 3,063,500,000,000m, and it is 2,000 times bigger than the sun -If you were to stick Vy Canis Majoris out into the middle of our solar system, it would reach the probably over the orbit of Saturn Awesome question by the way! Maybe there are bigger stars, scientists haven't found any bigger than that, but keep your eyes open, you might actually discover something! :)
Is the north star bigger than the canis majoris?
NO, VY Canis Majoris is the biggest star known to man . This star is also one of the most luminous star ever found . It is red hyper giant in the constellation Canis major . This star is 1800-2100 solar radii in radius and about 4900 light years away from the earth .
How big do stars get?
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
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
What is the biggest star found so far?
The largest star discovered so far is the UY Scuti red supergiant. It is approximately 1,708 solar radii, where one solar radii equals the radius of the Sun in our solar system.
What is the largest star in your solar system?
The Sun.However, if you're talking about the largest star we know of, VY Canis-Majoris is the largest star DISCOVERED. It isn't, however, in the Solar system; it's located roughly 1500 parsecs away.
How big would the star VY Canis Majoris look like in the sky if it replaced the Sun in your solar system?
It wouldn't exactly "look like" - it would engulf the Earth; that is, we would be INSIDE the star.
What would happen if the sun was replaced by VY Canis Majoris?
It would swallow Earth. From Wikipedia: "Placed at the centre of our solar system, VY Canis Majoris's surface would extend beyond the orbit of Saturn, although the astrophysicists Philip Massey, Emily Levesque and Bertrand Plez disagree about the star's stated radius, suggesting it is smaller: merely 600 times the size of the Sun, extending past the orbit of Mars."
What are the stars bigger than the Sun?
Our Sun is a medium sized star, there are millions of stars bigger than our own Sun.Suitable candidates are:VY Canis Majoris - Largest known starBetelgeuse - closest candidate for a supernovaPolaris - current North StarZetta Puppis - cos I like the nameSirius - The dog starPistol Star - The most luminous.See related link for a list of massive stars.
How far away is Canis Major Dwarf in light years?
VY Canis Majoris has a radius about 2,100 times that of the Sun. This means that about 9 billion Suns could fit inside it. See related link for a picture of the difference in size.
Are there stars bigger than your whole solar system?
The largest star that we know of a is a red hypergiant, named VY Canis Majoris. The size of this star extends to what would be the orbit of Saturn, this is about 1,433,449,370 kilometers. The possiblity of a star being larger then our entire solar system doesn't seem probable, but we have no way of observing every star in the universe to tell. There must be a star somwhere that is large enough to envelope our solar system, but as of now we don't know of any.
