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List of stars larger than any closer star

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Below is a list of stars larger than any closer star, ordered by distance from the sun. The unit of measurement used here is the radius of the Sun (695,700 kilometres (432,300 mi)).

Name Constellation Apparent magnitude Spectral type Radius

(Sun = 1)

Distance (ly) Notes
Sun −26.74 G2V 1 1 au (0.0000158127 Ly) The nearest star.
Alpha Centauri A Centaurus –0.01 G2V 1.2175[1] 4.344
Sirius A Canis Major –1.46 A1V 1.711[2] 8.709 The brightest star in the night sky.
Procyon A Canis Minor 0.34 F5IV–V 2.048[3] 11.46
Vega Lyra 0.026 A0V 2.362 × 2.818[4] 25.04
Pollux Gemini 1.14 K0III 9.06[5] 33.78
Arcturus Boötes –0.05 K1.5III 25.4[6] 36.7 The closest red giant.
Aldebaran Taurus 0.86 K5III 45.1[7] 65.3
Gacrux Crux 1.64 M3.5III 120[8] 88.6
Beta Gruis Grus 2.146 M5III 180[9] 177
R Doradus Dorado 5.4 M8III 298[10] 178 This star has the largest angular diameter.
Mira Cetus 2.0 to 10 M7III 332 – 402[11] 300
CW Leonis Leo 14.5 C9,5 560[12] 310
Betelgeuse Orion 0.5 M1-M2Ia-Iab 764[13] 548 The closest red supergiant.
CIT 6 Leo Minor 12.8 to 16.5 C4,3 1,028[14] 1020
R Fornacis Fornax 7.5 to 13 C4,3 1,078[15] 1810
V384 Persei Perseus 10.7 (R-band) C 1,088[15] 2350
VY Canis Majoris Canis Major 6.5 to 9.6 M3-M4.5Ia 1,420[16] 3820
WOH G64 Dorado 18.46 M5 I[17] 1,540 ± ~5%[17][18] 160,000[17] Potentially the largest known star.[17][18][19][20]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Akeson, Rachel; Beichman, Charles; Kervella, Pierre; Fomalont, Edward; Benedict, G. Fritz (June 2021). "Precision Millimeter Astrometry of the α Centauri AB System". The Astronomical Journal. 162 (1): 14. arXiv:2104.10086. Bibcode:2021AJ....162...14A. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/abfaff. ISSN 1538-3881.
  2. ↑ Liebert, James; Young, Patrick A.; Arnett, David; Holberg, J. B.; Williams, Kurtis A. (2005-08-11). "The Age and Progenitor Mass of Sirius B". The Astrophysical Journal. 630 (1): L69–L72. arXiv:astro-ph/0507523. Bibcode:2005ApJ...630L..69L. doi:10.1086/462419. ISSN 0004-637X.
  3. ↑ Kervella, P.; Thévenin, F.; Morel, P.; Berthomieu, G.; Bordé, P.; Provost, J. (2004-01-01). "The diameter and evolutionary state of Procyon A - Multi-technique modeling using asteroseismic and interferometric constraints". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 413 (1): 251–256. arXiv:astro-ph/0309148. Bibcode:2004A&A...413..251K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031527. ISSN 0004-6361.
  4. ↑ Yoon, Jinmi; Peterson, Deane M.; Kurucz, Robert L.; Zagarello, Robert J. (2009-12-08). "A New View of Vega's Composition, Mass, and Age". The Astrophysical Journal. 708 (1): 71–79. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/708/1/71. ISSN 0004-637X.
  5. ↑ Baines, Ellyn K.; Armstrong, J. Thomas; Schmitt, Henrique R.; Zavala, R. T.; Benson, James A.; Hutter, Donald J.; Tycner, Christopher; Belle, Gerard T. van (2017-12-20). "Fundamental Parameters of 87 Stars from the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer". The Astronomical Journal. 155 (1): 30. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa9d8b. ISSN 1538-3881.
  6. ↑ Ramírez, I.; Allende Prieto, C. (2011-11-30). "Fundamental Parameters and Chemical Composition of Arcturus". The Astrophysical Journal. 743 (2): 135. arXiv:1109.4425. Bibcode:2011ApJ...743..135R. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/743/2/135. ISSN 0004-637X.
  7. ↑ Hatzes, A. P.; Cochran, W. D.; Endl, M.; Guenther, E. W.; MacQueen, P.; Hartmann, M.; Zechmeister, M.; Han, I.; Lee, B.-C.; Walker, G. a. H.; Yang, S.; Larson, A. M.; Kim, K.-M.; D. E. Mkrtichian; Döllinger, M. (2015-08-01). "Long-lived, long-period radial velocity variations in Aldebaran: A planetary companion and stellar activity". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 580: A31. arXiv:1505.03454. Bibcode:2015A&A...580A..31H. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201425519. ISSN 0004-6361.
  8. ↑ Rau, Gioia; Nielsen, Krister E.; Carpenter, Kenneth G.; Airapetian, Vladimir (2018-12-05). "HST/GHRS Observations of Cool, Low-gravity Stars. VI. Mass-loss Rates and Wind Parameters for M Giants". The Astrophysical Journal. 869 (1): 1. arXiv:1811.10679. Bibcode:2018ApJ...869....1R. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaf0a0. ISSN 1538-4357.
  9. ↑ Judge, P. G. (November 1986). "Constraints on the outer atmospheric structure of late-type giant stars with IUE: application to α Tau (K5III) and β Gru (M5III)⋆". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 223 (2): 239–268. doi:10.1093/mnras/223.2.239. ISSN 0035-8711.
  10. ↑ Ohnaka, Keiichi; Weigelt, Gerd; Hofmann, Karl-Heinz (2019-09-24). "Infrared Interferometric Three-dimensional Diagnosis of the Atmospheric Dynamics of the AGB Star R Dor with VLTI/AMBER". The Astrophysical Journal. 883 (1): 89. arXiv:1908.06997. Bibcode:2019ApJ...883...89O. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab3d2a. ISSN 1538-4357.
  11. ↑ Woodruff, H. C.; Eberhardt, M.; Driebe, T.; Hofmann, K.-H.; Ohnaka, K.; Richichi, A.; Schertl, D.; Schöller, M.; Scholz, M.; Weigelt, G.; Wittkowski, M.; Wood, P. R. (2004-07-01). "Interferometric observations of the Mira star o Ceti with the VLTI/VINCI instrument in the near-infrared". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 421 (2): 703–714. arXiv:astro-ph/0404248. Bibcode:2004A&A...421..703W. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20035826. ISSN 0004-6361.
  12. ↑ Schmidt, M. R.; He, J. H.; Szczerba, R.; Bujarrabal, V.; Alcolea, J.; Cernicharo, J.; Decin, L.; Justtanont, K.; Teyssier, D.; Menten, K. M.; Neufeld, D. A.; Olofsson, H.; Planesas, P.; Marston, A. P.; Sobolev, A. M. (2016-08-01). "Herschel/HIFI observations of the circumstellar ammonia lines in IRC+10216". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 592: A131. arXiv:1606.01878. Bibcode:2016A&A...592A.131S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527290. ISSN 0004-6361. PMC 5217166. PMID 28065983.
  13. ↑ Joyce, Meridith; Leung, Shing-Chi; Molnár, László; Ireland, Michael; Kobayashi, Chiaki; Nomoto, Ken’ichi (2020-10-13). "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: New Mass and Distance Estimates for Betelgeuse through Combined Evolutionary, Asteroseismic, and Hydrodynamic Simulations with MESA". The Astrophysical Journal. 902 (1): 63. arXiv:2006.09837. Bibcode:2020ApJ...902...63J. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abb8db. ISSN 1538-4357.
  14. ↑ Ramstedt, S.; Olofsson, H. (2014-06-01). "The 12CO/13CO ratio in AGB stars of different chemical type - Connection to the 12C/13C ratio and the evolution along the AGB". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 566: A145. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201423721. ISSN 0004-6361.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Bergeat, J.; Chevallier, L. (2005-01-01). "The mass loss of C-rich giants". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 429 (1): 235–246. arXiv:astro-ph/0601366. Bibcode:2005A&A...429..235B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041280. ISSN 0004-6361.
  16. ↑ Wittkowski, M.; Hauschildt, P. H.; Arroyo-Torres, B.; Marcaide, J. M. (2012-04-01). "Fundamental properties and atmospheric structure of the red supergiant VY Canis Majoris based on VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 540: L12. arXiv:1203.5194. Bibcode:2012A&A...540L..12W. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219126. ISSN 0004-6361.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Levesque, Emily M.; Massey, Philip; Plez, Bertrand; Olsen, Knut A. G. (2009). "The Physical Properties of the Red Supergiant WOH G64: The Largest Star Known?". The Astronomical Journal. 137 (6): 4744. arXiv:0903.2260. Bibcode:2009AJ....137.4744L. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/137/6/4744. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 de Wit, S.; Bonanos, A.Z.; Tramper, F.; Yang, M.; Maravelias, G.; Boutsia, K.; Britavskiy, N.; Zapartas, E. (2023). "Properties of luminous red supergiant stars in the Magellanic Clouds". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 669: 17. arXiv:2209.11239. Bibcode:2023A&A...669A..86D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243394. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  19. ↑ Jones, Olivia; Woods, Paul; Kemper, Franziska; Kraemer, Elena; Sloan, G.; Srinivasan, Sivakrishnan; Oliveira, Joana; van Loon, Jacco; Boyer, Martha; Sargent, Benjamin; Mc Donald, I.; Meixner, Margaret; Zijlstra, A.; Ruffel, Paul; Lagadec, Eric; Pauly, Tyler (May 7, 2017). "The SAGE-Spec Spitzer Legacy program: the life-cycle of dust and gas in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Point source classification – III". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 470 (3): 3250–3282. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx1101. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  20. ↑ Levesque, E. M. (June 2010). The Physical Properties of Red Supergiants. Hot and Cool: Bridging Gaps in Massive Star Evolution ASP Conference Series. 425. p. 103. arXiv:0911.4720. Bibcode:2010ASPC..425..103L. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)


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