By Rajni Pandey | November 14, 2024
One of the largest known stars, UY Scuti is a red supergiant with a radius 1,700 times that of the Sun, located 9,500 light-years away.
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This red supergiant, located 3,900 light-years away, has a radius of 1,500 times the Sun, making it one of the largest and most iconic stars.
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A famous red supergiant in Orion, Betelgeuse has a radius 887 times that of the Sun and is a likely future supernova, located 550 light-years away.
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This orange hypergiant in Cepheus is about 1,535 times the radius of the Sun, making it one of the largest stars, located 11,500 light-years away.
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Known as “Herschel’s Garnet Star” due to its red hue, Mu Cephei is 1,420 times the Sun’s radius and lies 6,000 light-years away in Cepheus.
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A red supergiant in a binary system in Cepheus, VV Cephei A has a radius of 1,600 times the Sun and is located about 5,000 light-years away.
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A massive red supergiant in the Large Magellanic Cloud, WOH G64 has a radius of 1,540 times that of the Sun, located 168,000 light-years away.
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Known as the “Heart of the Scorpion,” Antares A is 883 times the Sun’s radius and located 550 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.
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Also known as Rasalgethi, this red supergiant in Hercules is 800 times the radius of the Sun, around 360 light-years from Earth.
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A red supergiant with a radius 1,190 times the Sun, PZ Cassiopeiae lies about 7,800 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.
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