Hypergiant [See Link] is only a classification for stars with tremendous mass and luminosity, showing signs of a very high rate of mass loss. It is a "loose" term for the most massive stars found, even though there are more precise definitions.
The largest known star in this class is VY Canis Majoris [See Link] which is about 2,000 times larger than our own Sun. [See Link]
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∙ 15y agoNo, hyper giants are the most massive and luminous stars in the universe. They are much larger than supergiants, which are already some of the biggest stars known.
Yes because the Sun is not a giant so all giants are bigger than the Sun.
A Red Giant Stars that are much bigger than the sun are the giants and of course the super giants, which are the stars with the biggest size. If you want a specific one, Betelgeuse or Antares would be good choices.
Betelgeuse is bigger than Aldebaran. Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star, while Aldebaran is an orange giant star. Betelgeuse is one of the largest stars known, with a diameter around 1,000 times larger than the Sun.
Yes. Even the smallest star is many times larger than Earth. Earth is a bit more than 12,000 kilometers across. A red giant star is far larger with a diameter of 20 to 100 million kilometers (20,000,000 to 100,000,000).
Main Sequence stars can be any spectral class of star. Something that might help you in the future is when you look up a star and see its spectral class, its always followed by a roman numeral to define where the star is in its life and size and they go as follows. I-a= A hyper Giant Star I-b= A very bright Super Giant star I= A normal Super Giant star II= Bright Giant star III= Giant star IV= Sub Giant star V= Dwarf Star(which this is where most main sequence stars fall into, While a main sequence star could also be one of the classifications listed above. it just depends on its spectral class. for example the star Deneb is in its main sequence still and its classified as a hyper giant) VI= Sub Dwarfs (this is a very rare classification and are mostly used for brown dwarfs. I hope this helps mate.
A giant star is smaller than the sun.
A Red Giant would be one larger than our sun.
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 .
Yes because the Sun is not a giant so all giants are bigger than the Sun.
Many stars are bigger, but Betelgeuse is one of them, a red giant.
No. The sun is larger than the average star, but nothing extraordinary. There are stars many times larger than the sun. The sun only appears bigger than any other star because it is much closer to us.
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Many stars are bigger, but Betelgeuse is one of them, a red giant.
Not really. Its mass is 1.8 times that of the Sun, which is a mid-sized star. So while Altair is bigger than the Sun, it is not in the same category as Betelgeuse as an example of a giant star.
A Red Giant Stars that are much bigger than the sun are the giants and of course the super giants, which are the stars with the biggest size. If you want a specific one, Betelgeuse or Antares would be good choices.
that depends on how large the red or super red giant was. if it was a super red giant that is 1000X larger than a red giant. it will become a black hole
Yes, a black hole is usually a star that has been compressed to a point where the density is really high.