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The stars that are larger than our sun are called Giant stars, Blue giants, super giants, and Red giants.
THE LARGEST KNOWN STARS
Star name / Solar diameter (Sun = 1)
VY Canis Majoris 1950 (1800-2100)
VV Cephei 1750 (1600-1900)
V354 Cephei 1520
KW Sagitarii 1460
KY Cygni 1420
Mu Cephei (Herschel's "Garnet Star") 1420
La Superba (Y Canum Venaticorum) 1100
S Doradus 1000
V509 Cassiopeiae 910
R Leonis 900
R Doradus 830
V838 Monocerotis 800
V382 Carinae 747
Rho Cassiopeiae 738
Mira A (Omicron Ceti) 700
Antares (Alpha Scorpii) 700
Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis) 650
S Pegasi 580
T Cepheii 540
S Orionis 530
W Hydrae 520
Y1 Aurigae 511
119 Tauri 510
R Cassiopeiae 500
Delta Canis Majoris (Wezen) 482
Chi Cygni 470
J Cassiopeiae 460
Alpha Herculis (Ras Algethi) 460
Eta Carinae 400
The Pistol Star 340
Chi Cygni 300
Epsilon Aurigae B 295
Deneb (Alpha Cygni) 220
LBV 1806-20 200
Epsilon Aurigae A 175
Zeta Aurigae 160
Epsilon Pegasi (Enif) 150
Gamma Crucis (Gacrux) 113
Beta Cygni A1 109
Epsilon Aurigae 100
Gamma Andromedae 83
Alpha Leporis (Arneb) 77
Rigel (Beta Orionis) 70
Epsilon Carinae 70
R Coronae Borealis 65
Canopus (Alpha Carinae) 65
Delta Orionis (Mintaka) 60
Zeta Orionis (Alnitak) 60
Alpha Persei (Mirfak) 60
Zeta Geminorum (Mekbuda) 60
Eta Aquilae 60
Beta Ursae Minoris (Kochab) 41
Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri) 43
Gamma Draconis (Eltanin) 50
VV Cephei A, a super giant, was till recently the largest star known. It is of spectral type M2 and is about 1600-1900 times the Sun's diameter. If it replaced the Sun in our solar system, it would extend to the orbit of Saturn. It is 275,000-575,000 times as luminous as the Sun.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoPretty much every star you can see is larger than our sun, which is very small compared to the average. For example, Alpha Centauri (closest star/s) is 1.1 times the radius and 1.2 times the mass of our sun, while Antares (sixteenth brightest) is 16 times the mass and 700 times the radius.
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∙ 14y agoTheir name is Sirius,pollux and Arcturus
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Is your sun smaller or bigger than stars in the night sky?
some stars are smaller than sun remaining stars are bigger than sun.
Star that is bigger than the sun and the earth?
The stars that are bigger than the sun and earth are the stars that are bigger than the sun and those stars are Sirius,Pollux and Arcturus
What are the four stars bigger than sun?
Actully, there are more than just four stars bigger than the sun. 5% of the stars are bigger than the sun. The sun just looks so big because it's closer to Earth. :~)
Is start bigger than sun?
Their are some other stars bigger than the sun
Why does the sun appear bigger and brighter than the other stars?
The sun appears bigger and brighter than other stars because it is much closer to us than any other stars.
How did the Sun got bigger than the rest of the stars?
The sun is really not bigger than all the stars though it is bigger than alot of stars
Is your sun smaller or bigger than stars in the night sky?
some stars are smaller than sun remaining stars are bigger than sun.
What are the names for the stars that are bigger than the sun?
Too many to answer. See related link for a list of star names
Are large stars bigger or is the sun bigger?
Some stars are larger than the sun.
Star that is bigger than the sun and the earth?
The stars that are bigger than the sun and earth are the stars that are bigger than the sun and those stars are Sirius,Pollux and Arcturus
What are the four stars bigger than sun?
Actully, there are more than just four stars bigger than the sun. 5% of the stars are bigger than the sun. The sun just looks so big because it's closer to Earth. :~)
Is start bigger than sun?
Their are some other stars bigger than the sun
Is sun bigger than star?
The sun is a star. For mass and size: Stars come in various sizes in masses and you will find smaller and bigger stars than our sun.
Are all stars bigger than the sun?
No. Most stars are actually smaller than the sun.
What are the other star that are bigger than sun?
About a quarter of all stars are bigger than the sun, some of them a lot bigger.
Why does the sun appear bigger and brighter than the other stars?
The sun appears bigger and brighter than other stars because it is much closer to us than any other stars.
What is the life history of a star bigger than the sun?
the sun is the most closest to the planets then the other stars so the sun looks way bigger than all the stars
