List of largest stars#Lists

Although red supergiants are often considered the largest stars, some other star types have been found to temporarily increase significantly in radius, such as during LBV eruptions or luminous red novae. Luminous red novae appear to expand extremely rapidly, reaching thousands to tens of thousands of solar radii within only a few months, significantly larger than the largest red supergiants.

Some studies use models that predict high-accreting Population III or Population I supermassive stars (SMSs) in the very early universe could have evolved "red supergiant protostars". These protostars are thought to have accretion rates larger than the rate of contraction, resulting in lower temperatures but with radii reaching up to many tens of thousands of {{solar radius}}, comparable to some of the largest known black holes.

The angular diameters of stars can be measured directly using stellar interferometry. Other methods can use lunar occultations or from eclipsing binaries, which can be used to test indirect methods of finding stellar radii. Only a few supergiants can be occulted by the Moon, including Antares and 119 Tauri. Examples of eclipsing binaries are Epsilon Aurigae (Almaaz), VV Cephei, and V766 Centauri (HR 5171). Angular diameter measurements can be inconsistent because the boundary of the very tenuous atmosphere (opacity) differs depending on the wavelength of light in which the star is observed.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

Uncertainties remain with the membership and order of the lists, especially when deriving various parameters used in calculations, such as stellar luminosity and effective temperature. Often stellar radii can only be expressed as an average or be within a large range of values. Values for stellar radii vary significantly in different sources and for different observation methods.{{Cite journal |last=Gray |first=David F. |date=1967-08-01 |title=Photometric Determination of Stellar Radii |url=https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1967ApJ...149..317G/abstract#:~:text=The%20radius%20is%20given%20by,the%20star%20is%20well%20known. |journal=The Astrophysical Journal |volume=149 |pages=317 |doi=10.1086/149256 |bibcode=1967ApJ...149..317G |issn=0004-637X}}

All the sizes stated in these lists have inaccuracies and may be disputed. The lists are still a work in progress and parameters are prone to change.

Various issues exist in determining accurate radii of the largest stars, which in many cases do display significant errors. The following lists are generally based on various considerations or assumptions; these include:

• Stellar radii or diameters are usually derived only approximately using the Stefan–Boltzmann law for the deduced stellar luminosity and effective surface temperature.
• Stellar distances, and their errors, for most stars, remain uncertain or poorly determined.
• Many extended supergiant atmospheres also significantly change in size over time, regularly or irregularly pulsating over several months or years as variable stars. This makes adopted luminosities poorly known and may significantly change the quoted radii.
• Other direct methods for determining stellar radii rely on lunar occultations or from eclipses in binary systems. This is only possible for a very small number of stars.{{Cite journal |last1=Meyer |first1=C. |last2=Rabbia |first2=Y. |last3=Froeschle |first3=M. |last4=Helmer |first4=G. |last5=Amieux |first5=G. |date=1995-04-01 |title=Observations of lunar occultations at Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur. |url=https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995A&AS..110..107M/abstract |journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series |volume=110 |pages=107 |bibcode=1995A&AS..110..107M |issn=0365-0138}}
• Many distance estimates for red supergiants come from stellar cluster or association membership, because it is difficult to calculate accurate distances for red supergiants that are not part of any cluster or association.
• In these lists are some examples of extremely distant extragalactic stars, which may have slightly different properties and natures than the currently largest known stars in the Milky Way. For example, some red supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds are suspected to have slightly different limiting temperatures and luminosities. Such stars may exceed accepted limits by undergoing large eruptions or changing their spectral types over just a few months (or potentially years).

{{Dynamic list|date=August 20, 2022}}

The following lists show the largest known stars based on the host galaxy.

{{Incomplete list|date=January 2016}}

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class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" |+ List of the largest known stars in the Milky Way
style="background:#efefef; white-space:nobr" width="217px" | Star name ! style="background:#ffdead" width="201px" | Solar radius ({{Solar radius|link=y}}) ! style="background:#efefef" | Method{{efn|name=methods|Methods for calculating the radius: AD: radius calculated from angular diameter and distance L/Teff: radius calculated from bolometric luminosity and effective temperature SEIS: radius obtained from seismic data OD: radius obtained from optical depth}} ! style="background:#efefef" | Notes
style="background:#fff2d0" class="sortbottom" |Orbit of Saturn |{{val|2047|fmt=commas}}–{{val|2049.9|fmt=commas}}{{efn|name=J2000}} | |Reported for reference
style="background:#e6e6e6" class="sortbottom" |Theoretical limit of star size (Milky Way) |≳1,700 |L/Teff |Estimated by measuring the fraction of red supergiants at higher luminosities in a large sample of supernova progenitor candidates. Assumes an effective temperature of {{val|3605|fmt=commas|u=K}}. Reported for reference
RSGC1-F01 |{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|1=335000|Lerr=160000|2=3550|Terr=0|decimals=-1}} |L/Teff |
VY Canis Majoris |{{val|1420|120|fmt=commas}} |AD |An extreme oxygen-rich red hypergiant that has experienced two dimming periods in the 20th century, where the star became dimmer by up to 2.5 magnitudes. Potentially the largest known star. There is a possibility that this size might be a bit overestimated (on the order of 1 sigma). Hence, the quoted radius might be just an upper limit.
AH Scorpii |{{val|1411|124|fmt=commas}} |AD |
RSGC1-F06 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|230000|3400|Lerr=110000|Terr=0|decimals=-1}} |L/Teff |
S Persei |{{val|1364|6|fmt=commas}} |AD |
VX Sagittarii |{{val|1360|250|230|fmt=commas}}{{snd}}{{val|{{significant figures|{{Solar radius calculator|8.82|1.56|type=AD}}|3}}|180|160|fmt=commas}} |AD |The most luminous known asymptotic giant branch star. Widely recognised as being among the largest known stars.
NML Cygni |<{{val|{{Solar radius calculator|type=AD|7.8|1.61}}|195|229|fmt=commas}}{{Efn|Using an angular diameter of {{val|7.8|0.64|u=milliarcseconds}} and a distance of {{val|1610|130|110|u=parsecs.}}}} |AD |Surrounding dusty region is very complex making the radius hard to determine.
Stephenson 2 DFK 2 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|160000|3200|Lerr=70000|Terr=0|decimals=-2}} |L/Teff |Another red supergiant, Stephenson 2 DFK 1 has an estimated radius of {{Solar radius|2,150}}. However, it is potentially not a member of the Stephenson 2 cluster and also has a distance with an uncertainty of ≳50% due to it only being measured with radial velocities.
Stephenson 2 DFK 49 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|390000|4000|Lerr=170000|Terr=0|decimals=-2}} |L/Teff |A K-type star similar to the yellow hypergiant IRC +10420 that has left its red supergiant stage.
HD 143183 (V558 Normae) |1,261 |L/Teff |
PZ Cassiopeiae |{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|240000|3600}}{{snd}}{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|270000|3600}}, {{val|1585|160|120|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff & AD |
μ Cephei (Herschel's Garnet Star) |1,259{{snd}}{{Solar radius calculator|14.11|0.940|type=AD}}{{+-|282|119}}{{Efn|Using an angular diameter of {{val|14.11|0.6|u=milliarcseconds}} and a distance of {{val|940|140|40|u=parsecs.}}|name=e}} or ~RBetelgeuse |L/Teff & AD |Widely recognised as being among the largest known stars. Might be the largest star visible to the naked eye.{{Cite web |title=Mu Cephei {{!}} aavso |url=https://www.aavso.org/vsots_mucep#:~:text=This%20star%20may%20be%20the%20largest%20star |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=www.aavso.org |language=en}} The higher radii estimate assume Mu Cephei is in the Cepheus OB2 OB association. Other sources suggest Mu Cephei and Betelgeuse are likely similar in properties. If so, Mu Cephei's radius would be comparable to that of Betelgeuse, which is between {{solar radius|650 and 800}}.
RSGC1-F10 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|235000|3600|Terr=0|Lerr=110000|decimals=-1}} |L/Teff |
V354 Cephei |1,245 |L/Teff |
Westerlund 1 W237 (Westerlund 1 BKS B) |{{val|1241|70|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |
ST Cephei |1,218 |L/Teff |
IRC -10414 |~{{val|1200|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |
RSGC1-F05 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|190000|3500|Lerr=100000|Terr=0|decimals=-2}} |L/Teff |
V517 Monocerotis |{{val|1196|80|159|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |
GCIRS 7 |{{val|1170|60|fmt=commas}}, {{Solar radius calculator|5.47|3650|type=logLT}}, {{val|1368|fmt=commas}} |AD & L/Teff |
Westerlund 1 W26 (Westerlund 1 BKS AS) |{{val|1165|58|fmt=commas}}–{{val|1221|120|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=EV Carinae|logL=5.3|temp=3574|ref=|notes=}}
[A72c] 16 |1,157 |L/Teff |
WY Velorum A |1,157 |L/Teff |A symbiotic binary.
RSGC1-F02 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|215000|3700|Lerr=100000|Terr=0|decimals=-1}} |L/Teff |
style="background:#fffce9" class="sortbottom" |Orbit of Jupiter |{{val|1114.5|fmt=commas}}–{{val|1115.8|fmt=commas}}{{efn|name=J2000}} | |Reported for reference
V582 Cassiopeiae |1,111 |L/Teff |
RW Cygni |{{val|1103|251|177|fmt=commas}} |AD |
RW Cephei |{{val|1100|40|fmt=commas}} |AD |A K-type hypergiant star that experienced a "great dimming" event in 2022, similar to Betelgeuse.
RSGC1-F08 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|200000|3600|Lerr=90000|Terr=0|decimals=-2}} |L/Teff |
RT Carinae |1,090 |L/Teff |
RSGC1-F04 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=logLT|5.32|3752}}, 1,100, {{val|{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|380000|3800|decimals=-2}}|300|400|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |
UU Persei |{{val|1079|9|8|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |
LL Pegasi |{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|10900|1800|decimals=-1}} |L/Teff |
HD 126577 |{{val|1066|9|32|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |
V766 Centauri Aa |1,060–1,160 |? |V766 Centauri Aa is a rare variable yellow hypergiant.
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=HaroChavira 1|logL=5.201|temp=3542|ref=|notes=}}
CM Velorum |1,048{{snd}}{{val|1416.24|0.40|0.96|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |
AG Camelopardalis |1,048 |L/Teff |
SU Persei |{{val|1044|31|21|fmt=commas}}{{snd}}{{val|1139|34|23|fmt=commas}}, |AD |
{{vanchor|SW Cephei}} |{{val|1035|75|120|fmt=commas}} |AD |
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=KY Cygni|logL=5.176|temp=3535|ref=|notes=}}
BC Cygni |1,031{{snd}}{{val|1187|34|37|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |A more detailed but older study gives values of {{val|1081|fmt=commas}} {{solar radius}} ({{val|856|fmt=commas}}–{{val|1375|fmt=commas}}) for the year 2000, and {{val|1303|fmt=commas}} {{solar radius}} ({{val|1021|fmt=commas}}–{{val|1553|fmt=commas}}) for the year 1900.
MY Cephei |{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|158888|3595|Lerr=52000|Terr=31}}{{snd}}{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|195000|3595|Lerr=132500|Terr=31}}{{efn|1=Luminosities are calculated using the apparent bolometric magnitude and distances in the following equation: 100.4{{*}}(4.74−(mbol+5−5{{*}}log(dist)))|name=L1}} |L/Teff |
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=V346 Puppis|L=11695|temp=1875|ref=|notes=}}
V530 Cassiopeiae |1,017 |L/Teff |
V602 Carinae |1,015 |AD |
VV Cephei A |1,015 |AD |A red supergiant star orbited by a smaller B-type main-sequence star with a radius estimated between 13 and {{Solar radius|25}}. Widely recognised as being among the largest known stars. Another estimate give a radius of {{solar radius|660}} based on the Gaia DR3 distance of 1 kpc.
U Lacertae A |1,013 |L/Teff |
KW Sagittarii |{{val|1009|142|fmt=commas}} |AD |
Ve 4-64 |1,007 |L/Teff |
V349 Carinae |{{val|1002|12|74|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |
RSGC1-F07 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|190000|3800|Lerr=90000|Terr=0|decimals=-2}} |L/Teff |
RSGC1-F09 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|150000|3600|Terr=0|Lerr=70000|decimals=-2}} |L/Teff |
RSGC1-F11 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|200000|3800|Lerr=90000|Terr=0|decimals=-2}} |L/Teff |
RSGC1-F13 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|290000|4200|Lerr=140000|Terr=0|decimals=-2}} |L/Teff |
V674 Cephei |999 |L/Teff |
{{List of largest stars row|star_name=CZ Hydrae|L=14000|temp=2000|ref=|decimals=-1|notes=}}
IRAS 18111-2257 |~{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|14000|2000|decimals=-1}}{{snd}}{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|20000|2000|decimals=-2}} |L/Teff |Estimated based on the bolometric luminosity ({{solar luminosity|14,000–20,000}}) and assumed effective temperature of 2,000 K. Another period-luminosity-derived luminosity for this star results in a radius of {{solar radius|1,730}}.
CIT 11 |982 |L/Teff |
V381 Cephei Aa |977 |L/Teff |
MSX6C G086.5890–00.7718 |({{val|{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|161436|3706.136}}|175|183}}{{snd}}{{val|{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|181970|3706.136}}|186|158|fmt=commas}}){{snd}}{{val|1,196.91|6.31|6.35|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |Lower values based on the Gaia DR3 effective temperature and the luminosity of Levesque et al. (2005) and that of Messineo & Brown (2019). Higher value based on the GSP Phot-Aeneas library using BR/RP spectra in Gaia DR3.
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=Stephenson 2 DFK 3|L=88000|Lerr=38000|temp=3200|Terr=0|decimals=-1|ref=|notes=}}
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=V3953 Sagittarii (IRC −30398)|L=8900|temp=1800|ref=|decimals=-1|notes=}}
V396 Centauri |965 |L/Teff |
{{Vanchor|UW Aquilae}} |964 |L/Teff |
RSGC1-F12 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|190000|3900|Terr=0|Lerr=90000|decimals=-1}} |L/Teff |
RSGC1-F03 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|120000|3500|Lerr=50000|Terr=0|decimals=-1}} |L/Teff |
V398 Cassiopeiae (HD 240275) |941 |L/Teff |
IRC +60342 |940 |L/Teff |
ψ1 Aurigae |934 |L/Teff |
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=GX Monocerotis|L=8200|temp=1800|ref=|notes=}}
V645 Cephei |920 |L/Teff |
{{list of largest stars row |star_name=S Cassiopeiae|L=8000 |temp=1800|ref= |notes=One of the coolest known stars, at an effective temperature of {{val|1800|fmt=gaps|ul=K}} ({{val|1500|ul=degC}}).}}
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=NV Aurigae (IRC +50137)|L=9900|temp=1900|ref=|notes=}}
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=Stephenson 2 DFK 5|L=100000|temp=3400|Lerr=40000|Terr=0|sigfig=2|ref=|decimals=-1|notes=}}
UY Scuti |{{val|909}} |L/Teff |
NR Vulpeculae |908{{snd}}{{val|923|62|50}} |L/Teff |
KU Andromedae (IRC +40004) |{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|11800|2000|decimals=-1}}{{snd}}{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|10300|1800|decimals=-1}} |L/Teff |
V774 Sagittarii |889 |L/Teff |
V923 Centauri |881 |L/Teff |
IRAS 20341+4047 |880 |L/Teff |
IRAS 17418−2713 |{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|73300|3200|decimals=-1}} |L/Teff |
V540 Sagittarii |880 |L/Teff |
V386 Cephei |879 |L/Teff |
Trumpler 27-1 (CD-33 12241) |{{val|876|5|12}} |? |
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=T Lyrae|L=9000|temp=1900|ref=|decimals=-1|notes=}}
TYC 3996-552-2 |870 |L/Teff |
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=V1417 Aquilae|L=10800|temp=2000|ref=|decimals=-2|notes=}}
V1300 Aquilae (IRC −10529) |{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|10600|2000|decimals=-1}}{{snd}}{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|10600|1800|decimals=-2}} |L/Teff |
Westerlund 1 W20 (Westerlund 1 BKS D) |{{val|858|48|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=FX Serpentis|L=11695|temp=2050|ref=|notes=}}
AZ Cygni |{{val|856|20|14}}{{snd}}{{val|927|21|15}} |AD |Estimated based on data from the CHARA array. Another radii of {{solar radius|{{val|890|21|15}}}} (2014), {{solar radius|{{val|895|21|15}}}} (2015) and {{solar radius|{{val|890|21|15}}}} (2016) are calculated based on the same data.
V348 Velorum |855 |L/Teff |
BI Cygni |{{val|852|12|9}}{{snd}}{{val|908|12|10}} |AD |
TW Carinae |835 |L/Teff |
V358 Cassiopeiae |835 |L/Teff |
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=VLH96 A|logL=5.05|temp=3660|ref=|notes=}}
DO 26226 |826 |L/Teff |
HD 155737 |823 |L/Teff |
6 Geminorum |821 |L/Teff |
RW Leonis Minoris |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|9700|2000}}{{snd}}{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|10000|1800|decimals=-2}} |L/Teff |
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=HaroChavira 2|logL=5.029|temp=3660|ref=|notes=}}
HD 300933 |806 |L/Teff |
[W61c] R 53 |801 |L/Teff |
RT Ophiuchi |{{val|801|217|fmt=commas}} |AD |
HD 95687 |797 |L/Teff |
BO Carinae |{{val|790|158|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |
HD 62745 |790 |L/Teff |
WX Piscium |{{solar radius calculator|type=Rcm|5.5e13|decimals=-1}}{{snd}}{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|10300|1800|decimals=-2}} |L/Teff |
VR5–7 |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|87902|3570|Lerr=0|Terr=150}} |L/Teff |
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=T Cancri|L=17865|temp=2405|ref=|notes=}}
V Cygni |{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|6600|1875}} |L/Teff |
BD+63 3 |770 |L/Teff |
CL Carinae |770 |L/Teff |
RS Persei |{{val|770|30|fmt=commas}}, {{val|775|110|85}} |AD |
V355 Cephei |{{val|770|154|fmt=commas}}{{snd}}790 |L/Teff |
BD+63 270 |769 |L/Teff |
V644 Cephei |765 |L/Teff |
BM VIII 11 |754 |L/Teff |
[SLN74] 2130 |752 |L/Teff |
IRAS 10176-5802 |{{val|751.2|0.4|0.6}}{{snd}}({{val|{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|106660|3705.174}}|281|152}}–{{val|{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|122462|3705.174}}|172|133}}) |L/Teff |Lower value based on the GSP Phot-Aeneas library using BR/RP spectra in Gaia DR3. Higher values based on the Gaia DR3 effective temperature and the luminosity of Levesque et al. (2005) and that of Messineo & Brown (2019).
HD 303250 |{{val|750|150|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |
V384 Persei |{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|8100|2000}}{{snd}}{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|8300|1800|decimals=-1}} |L/Teff |
{{List of largest stars row|star_name=V466 Persei|L=8100|temp=2000|ref=|notes=}}
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=V Coronae Borealis |L=5300 |temp=1800 |ref= |decimals=-1 |notes= }}
GY Aquilae |{{Solar radius calculator|type=AD|20.46|0.34}}{{snd}}{{Significant figures|{{Solar radius calculator|type=Rcm|6.4e13}}|2}} |AD |
UU Pegasi |{{val|742|193|fmt=commas}} |AD |
IM Cassiopeiae |740 |L/Teff |
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=GY Camelopardalis |L=7800 |temp=2000 |ref= |decimals=-1 |notes= }}
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=R Andromedae |L=6300 |temp=1900 |ref= |decimals=-1 |notes= }}
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=RSGC3-S3|L=73000|Lerr=30000|temp=3500|Terr=0|decimals=-1|ref=|notes=}}
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=TT Centauri|L=6500|temp=1900|ref= |decimals=-1 |notes=}}
Stephenson 2 DFK 10 |730 |L/Teff |
{{List of largest stars row|star_name=V1259 Orionis|L=9300|temp=2100|ref=|notes=|decimals=-1}}
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=RSGC3-S15|L=50000|Lerr=19000|temp=3200|Terr=0|decimals=-1|ref=|notes=}}
VdBH 222#566 |725 {{cite journal |last=Marco |first=Amparo |date=2014 |title=VDBH 222: A starburst cluster in the inner Milky Way |journal=Astronomy & Astrophysics |volume=567 |pages=A73 |doi=10.1051/0004-6361/201423897 |arxiv=1405.7266 |bibcode=2014A&A...567A..73M }} |L/Teff |May be larger at {{solar radius|912}}, however this is unlikely due to the luminosity does not match with the H-R diagram where the temperature was calculated.
HD 105563 A |723 |L/Teff |
Westerlund 1 W75 (Westerlund 1 BKS E) |{{val|722|36|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=AI Volantis |L=9000 |temp=2100 |Lerr= |Terr= |decimals=-1 |ref= |notes= }}
V1111 Ophiuchi (IRC +10365) |{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|7500|2000|decimals=-1}}{{snd}}{{solar radius calculator|type=LT|7700|1800|decimals=-1}} |L/Teff |
XX Persei |{{val|718|80|56}} |AD |
{{Vanchor|RX Telescopii}} |716 |L/Teff |
V Camelopardalis |{{val|716|185|fmt=commas}} |AD |
CD-61 3575 |716 |L/Teff |
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=S Cephei|L=11588|temp=2240|ref=|notes=}}
AS Cephei |713 |L/Teff |
V770 Cassiopeiae (BD+60 299) |713 |L/Teff |
{{vanchor|AZ Cephei}} |712 |L/Teff |
R Leporis (Hind's Crimson Star) |{{solar radius calculator|type=AD|14|0.471|decimals=-1}}{{snd}}{{solar radius calculator|type=AD|18|0.471|decimals=-1}} |AD |
MZ Puppis |708 |L/Teff |
GP Cassiopeiae |707{{snd}}{{val|771.74|0.23|0.86}} |L/Teff |
GCIRS 12N |{{Solar radius calculator|type=LT|21281|2630|Lerr=0|Terr=200}} |L/Teff |
V528 Carinae |{{val|700|140|fmt=commas}} |L/Teff |
colspan="4" | The following well-known stars are listed for the purpose of comparison.
Antares (α Scorpii A) |{{val|680|fmt=commas}} |AD |Fourteenth brightest star in the night sky. Widely recognised as being among the largest known stars.
Betelgeuse (α Orionis) |640,{{val|764|116|62|fmt=commas}}, 782 ± 55 |AD & SEIS |Tenth brightest star in the night sky. Widely recognised as being among the largest known stars, radius decreased to {{solar radius|~500}} during the 2020 great dimming event.
R Horologii |630 |L/Teff |A red giant star with one of the largest ranges in brightness known of stars in the night sky visible to the unaided eye. Despite its large radius, it is less massive than the Sun.
119 Tauri (CE Tauri, Ruby Star) |587{{snd}}593 |AD |
ρ Cassiopeiae |{{val|564|67}} or {{val|700|112}} |AD |A yellow hypergiant star, similar to V382 Carinae, that is also visible to the naked eye.
CW Leonis |560 |L/Teff |The nearest carbon star.
V509 Cassiopeiae |{{val|511|112}} |AD |A variable yellow hypergiant whose size varied from around {{Solar radius|680|link=y}} in 1950–1970 to {{Solar radius|910|link=}} in 1977, and later decreased to {{Solar radius|390|link=}} in the 1990s.
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=V382 Carinae (x Carinae)|L=212079|temp=5625|Lerr=12328|Terr=312|ref=|notes=A yellow hypergiant, one of the rarest types of stars.}}
V838 Monocerotis |464 |L/Teff |During the 2002 Red Nova, the star's radius may have increased up to {{Solar radius|3,190}}.
Pistol Star (V4647 Sagittarii) |{{Solar radius calculator|3300000|12000|type=LT}} |L/Teff |One of the most luminous stars known.
{{list of largest stars row|star_name=La Superba (Y Canum Venaticorum)|L=6200|temp=2760|ref=|notes=}}
Mira (ο Ceti A) |332–402 |AD |Prototype of the Mira variables.
style="background:#ffd8a6" class="sortbottom" |Orbit of Mars |{{val|322|fmt=commas}}–{{val|323.1|fmt=commas}}{{efn|name=J2000}} | |Reported for reference
R Doradus |{{val|298|21|fmt=commas}} |AD |The extrasolar star with the largest apparent size.
Rasalgethi (α Herculis A) |{{val|284|60|fmt=commas}} ({{val|264|fmt=commas}}–{{val|303|fmt=commas}}) |L/Teff |
Cygnus OB2#12 |246 |? |One of the most massive and luminous stars known.
style="background:#dfe9ff" class="sortbottom" |Orbit of Earth (~1 AU) |{{val|214|fmt=commas}}{{efn|name=J2000}} | |Reported for reference
Suhail (λ Velorum) |{{val|211|6}} |AD |
Wezen (δ Canis Majoris) |188 |L/T{{sub|eff}} |Thirty-sixth brightest star in the night sky.
Enif (ε Pegasi) |178 |L/Teff |
style="background:#fcfffb" class="sortbottom" |Orbit of Venus |{{val|158.6|fmt=commas}}{{efn|name=J2000}} | |Reported for reference
η Carinae A |128{{snd}}742 |OD |During the 1843 Great Eruption, the star's radius may have increased up to 4,319–6,032 {{Solar radius}}.
Deneb (α Cygni) |{{solar radius calculator|type=AD|2.31|0.432}}{{efn|Calculated using a distance of 432 parsecs and an angular diameter of 2.31 milliarcseconds.}}{{snd}}{{val|203|17|fmt=commas}} |AD & ? |Eighteenth brightest star in the night sky.
style="background:#fff3db" class="sortbottom" |Orbit of Mercury |{{val|82.9|fmt=commas}}–{{val|84.6|fmt=commas}}{{efn|name=J2000}} | |Reported for reference
Rigel (β Orionis A) |{{val|74.1|6.1|7.3}} |AD |Seventh brightest star in the night sky.
Canopus (α Carinae) |73.3 |AD |Second brightest star in the night sky.
Gacrux (γ Crucis) |73 |L/Teff |{{Nowrap|Twenty-sixth brightest star in the night sky.}}
Polaris (α Ursae Minoris) |{{val|46.27|0.42}} |AD |The current star in the North Pole. It is a Classical Cepheid variable, and the brightest example of its class.
Aldebaran (α Tauri) |{{val|45.1|0.1}} |AD |Fourteenth brightest star in the night sky.
Arcturus (α Boötis) |25.4 ± 0.2 |AD |This is the nearest red giant to the Earth, and the fourth brightest star in the night sky.
Pollux (β Geminorum) |9.06 ± 0.03 |AD |The nearest giant star to the Earth.
Spica (α Virginis A) |{{val|7.47|0.54}} | |One of the nearest supernova candidates and the sixteenth-brightest star in the night sky.
Regulus (α Leonis A) |4.16 × 3.14 | |The nearest B-type star to the Earth.
Vega (α Lyrae) |{{val|2.726|0.006|fmt=commas}} × {{val|2.418|0.012|fmt=commas}} |AD |Fifth brightest star in the night sky.
Altair (α Aquilae) |2.01 × 1.57 | |Twelfth brightest star in the night sky.
Sirius (α Canis Majoris A) |1.713 |AD |The brightest star in the night sky.
Rigil Kentaurus (α Centauri A) |1.2175 |AD |Third brightest star in the night sky.
style="background:#f6ffff" class="sortbottom" |Sun |{{val|1|fmt=commas}} | |The largest object in the Solar System.

class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of the largest known stars in galaxies outside the Local Group inside the Virgo supercluster
style="background:#efefef; white-space:nobr" width=217px | Star name ! style="background:#ffdead;" width=101px | Solar radii (Sun = 1) ! style="background:#efefef" | Galaxy ! style="background:#efefef" | Group ! style="background:#efefef" | Method{{efn|name=methods}} ! style="background:#efefef" | Notes
NGC 300-125 |{{val|1,504|176|157|fmt=commas}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 247-154 |{{val|1,503|79|75|fmt=commas}} |NGC 247 |Sculptor Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
[S83] 34 |1,430{{cite journal | bibcode=1983AJ.....88.1569S | title=The brightest stars in nearby galaxies. II. The color-magnitude diagram for the brightest red and blue stars in M101 | last1=Sandage | first1=A. | journal=The Astronomical Journal | date=1983 | volume=88 | page=1569 | doi=10.1086/113447 }} |Pinwheel Galaxy |M101 Group |L/Teff |
NGC 7793-34 |{{val|1,392|157|160|fmt=commas}} |NGC 7793 |Sculptor Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
[S83] 29 |1,325{{cite journal | bibcode=1983AJ.....88.1569S | title=The brightest stars in nearby galaxies. II. The color-magnitude diagram for the brightest red and blue stars in M101 | last1=Sandage | first1=A. | journal=The Astronomical Journal | date=1983 | volume=88 | page=1569 | doi=10.1086/113447 }} |Pinwheel Galaxy |M101 Group |L/Teff |
NGC 55-40 |1,286 {{±|116|106}} |NGC 55 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
[S83] 28 |1,286{{cite journal | bibcode=1983AJ.....88.1569S | title=The brightest stars in nearby galaxies. II. The color-magnitude diagram for the brightest red and blue stars in M101 | last1=Sandage | first1=A. | journal=The Astronomical Journal | date=1983 | volume=88 | page=1569 | doi=10.1086/113447 }} |Pinwheel Galaxy |M101 Group |L/Teff |
{{List of largest stars row|star_name=NGC 2403 V14|logL=6.536|temp=7000|galaxy=NGC 2403|galaxy_group=M81 Group|ref=|notes=A F-type yellow hypergiant.}}
NGC 300-154 |1,200 {{+-|123|111}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-114 |1,181 {{+-|123|111}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-199 |1,181 {{+-|120|109}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-153 |1,173 {{+-|120|109}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-150 |1,167 {{+-|119|107}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 253-2006 |1,167 {{+-|75|70}} |Sculptor Galaxy |Sculptor Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
[S83] 160 |1,138{{cite journal | bibcode=1983AJ.....88.1569S | title=The brightest stars in nearby galaxies. II. The color-magnitude diagram for the brightest red and blue stars in M101 | last1=Sandage | first1=A. | journal=The Astronomical Journal | date=1983 | volume=88 | page=1569 | doi=10.1086/113447 }} |Pinwheel Galaxy |M101 Group |L/Teff |A yellow hypergiant.
SPIRITS 14atl |1,134–1,477 |Messier 83 |Centaurus A/M83 Group |L/Teff |
NGC 300-59 |1,133 {{+-|146|129}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 7793-86 |1,127 {{+-|94|109}} |NGC 7793 |Sculptor Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-263 |1,108 {{+-|113|102}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 247-447 |1,101 {{+-|58|56}} |NGC 247 |Sculptor Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
SPIRITS 15ahp |1,098 |NGC 2403 |M81 Group |L/Teff |
NGC 300-240 |1,088 {{+-|112|101}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 7793-86 |1,078 {{+-|69|64}} |NGC 7793 |Sculptor Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-173 |1,063 {{+-|84|77}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
[S83] 182 |1,043{{cite journal | bibcode=1983AJ.....88.1569S | title=The brightest stars in nearby galaxies. II. The color-magnitude diagram for the brightest red and blue stars in M101 | last1=Sandage | first1=A. | journal=The Astronomical Journal | date=1983 | volume=88 | page=1569 | doi=10.1086/113447 }} |Pinwheel Galaxy |M101 Group |L/Teff |A yellow hypergiant.
NGC 300-340 |1,036 {{+-|105|95}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-346 |1,023 {{+-|139|128}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 247-533 |1,004 {{+-|66|62}} |NGC 247 |Sculptor Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
[S83] 173 |1,000{{cite journal | bibcode=1983AJ.....88.1569S | title=The brightest stars in nearby galaxies. II. The color-magnitude diagram for the brightest red and blue stars in M101 | last1=Sandage | first1=A. | journal=The Astronomical Journal | date=1983 | volume=88 | page=1569 | doi=10.1086/113447 }} |Pinwheel Galaxy |M101 Group |L/Teff |A yellow hypergiant.
NGC 300-351 |992 {{+-|115|102}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-524 |987 {{+-|77|72}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 55-135 |964 {{+-|99|89}} |NGC 55 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 55-93 |955 {{±|49|47}} |NGC 55 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 7793-539 |948 |NGC 7793 |Sculptor Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 55-87 |948 {{±|109|98}} |NGC 55 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 55-146 |921 {{±|49|46}} |NGC 55 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-273 |921 {{+-|94|85}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-186 |915 {{+-|72|65}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 55-200 |905 {{+-|59|55}} |NGC 55 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 55-152 |895 {{±|58|54}} |NGC 55 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-413 |861 {{+-|66|61}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 55-174 |856 {{±|65|61}} |NGC 55 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
{{List of largest stars row|star_name=M81 10584-25-2|logL=5.776|temp=5500|galaxy=Messier 81|galaxy_group=M81 Group|ref=|notes=A yellow hypergiant.}}
{{List of largest stars row|star_name=M81 10584-13-3|logL=5.976|temp=6200|galaxy=Messier 81|galaxy_group=M81 Group|ref=|notes=A yellow hypergiant.}}
NGC 55-75 |836 {{±|81|111}} |NGC 55 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-545 |824 {{+-|104|93}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 247-2912 |821 {{+-|54|51}} |NGC 247 |Sculptor Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
[S83] 24 |817{{cite journal | bibcode=1983AJ.....88.1569S | title=The brightest stars in nearby galaxies. II. The color-magnitude diagram for the brightest red and blue stars in M101 | last1=Sandage | first1=A. | journal=The Astronomical Journal | date=1983 | volume=88 | page=1569 | doi=10.1086/113447 }} |Pinwheel Galaxy |M101 Group |L/Teff |
NGC 55-216 |801 {{±|102|89}} |NGC 55 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 247-1471 |798 {{+-|52|48}} |NGC 247 |Sculptor Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-499 |796 {{+-|89|108}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-379 |744 {{+-|56|52}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-838 |744 {{+-|57|53}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 55-149 |738 {{±|47|55}} |NGC 55 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 55-194 |730 {{±|46|44}} |NGC 55 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
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NGC 55-270 |728 {{±|38|36}} |NGC 55 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-1047 |724 {{+-|65|59}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 247-3231 |719 {{+-|56|51}} |NGC 247 |Sculptor Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 247-2966 |719 {{+-|56|52}} |NGC 247 |Sculptor Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 55-245 |717 {{±|55|50}} |NGC 55 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-1068 |716 {{+-|64|58}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
NGC 300-1081 |712 {{+-|54|51}} |NGC 300 |NGC 55 Group |L/Teff |Effective temperature is based on Titanium(II) oxide lines, which often results in lower values, therefore increasing the radius.
colspan="6" |The following well-known stars are listed for the purpose of comparison.
Holmberg IX V1 A |337 {{cite journal |last=Prieto |first=José |date=2007 |title=LBT Discovery of a Yellow Supergiant Eclipsing Binary in the Dwarf Galaxy Holmberg IX |journal=The Astrophysical Journal |volume=673 |pages=L59–L62 |doi=10.1086/527415 |arxiv=0709.2376 }} |Holmberg IX |M81 Group |L/Teff |Primary star of a yellow supergiant contact binary.
Holmberg IX V1 B |292 {{cite journal |last=Prieto |first=José |date=2007 |title=LBT Discovery of a Yellow Supergiant Eclipsing Binary in the Dwarf Galaxy Holmberg IX |journal=The Astrophysical Journal |volume=673 |pages=L59–L62 |doi=10.1086/527415 |arxiv=0709.2376 }} |Holmberg IX |M81 Group |L/Teff |Secondary star of a yellow supergiant contact binary.
NGC 2363-V1 |{{val|194|fmt=commas}}–{{val|356|fmt=commas}} |NGC 2366 |M81 Group |L/Teff |
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Note that this list does not include the candidate JWST dark stars, with estimated radii of up to {{Convert|61|au|solar radius}} or Quasi-stars, with theoretical models suggesting that they could reach radii of up to {{Convert|40700|solar radius|au}}.

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#efefef; white-space:nobr" width="217px" | Star name ! style="background:#ffdead;" width="101px" | Solar radii (Sun = 1) ! style="background:#efefef" | Galaxy ! style="background:#efefef" | Group ! style="background:#efefef" | Method{{efn|name=methods}} ! style="background:#efefef" | Notes
Quyllur |{{Solar radius calculator|type=logLT|5.1|3500}} | |ACT-CL J0102-4915 |L/Teff |Likely the first red supergiant star at cosmological distances and is also discovered by James Webb Space Telescope.
colspan="6" |The following well-known stars are listed for the purpose of comparison.
Godzilla |430–2,365 |Sunburst galaxy |PSZ1 G311.65-18.48 |L/Teff |The most luminous known star.
Mothra |271 |LS1 |MACS J0416.1-2403 |L/Teff |A binary star at cosmological distances.

During some transient events, such as red novae or LBV eruptions the star's radius can increase by a significant amount.

class="wikitable" |+List of largest stars during transient events !Star or transient event name !style="background:#ffdead;" width=101px | Solar radii (Sun = 1) !Year !Galaxy !Group !Method !Notes

AT 2017jfs |>33,000 |2017 |NGC 4470 | |L/Teff |

SNhunt151 |{{Significant figures|{{Solar radius calculator|type=Rcm|1.16e15}}|3}} |2014 |UGC 3165 |LDC 331 |L/Teff |

SN 2015bh |{{val|{{Significant figures|{{Solar radius calculator|type=Rcm|1.14e15}}|3}}|{{Significant figures|{{Solar radius calculator|type=Rcm|1.8e14}}|2}}|fmt=commas}} |2015 |NGC 2770 |LDC 616 |L/Teff |

AT 2018hso |10,350 |2018 |NGC 3729 |M109 Group |L/Teff |

AT 2023clx |{{Significant figures|{{Solar radius calculator|type=Rcm|4.7e14}}|2}} |2023 |NGC 3799 |nest 101314 |L/Teff |

M51 OT2019-1 |{{Significant figures|{{Solar radius calculator|type=Rcm|3.8e14}}|2}} |2019 |Whirlpool Galaxy |M51 Group |L/Teff |

η Carinae |4,319 – 6,032 |1845 |Milky Way |Local Group |L/Teff |During the outburst, the star became the second brightest star in sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of between −0.8 and −1.0.

AT 2010dn |{{Significant figures|{{Solar radius calculator|type=Rcm|2.87e14}}|3}} |2010 |NGC 3180 |LDC 743 |L/Teff |

SN 2011fh |3,980 |2011 |NGC 4806 |Abell 3528 |L/Teff |

AT 2014ej |{{Significant figures|{{Solar radius calculator|type=Rcm|2.5e14}}|2}} |2014 |NGC 7552 |Grus Quartet |L/Teff |

V838 Monocerotis |3,190 |2002 |Milky Way |Local Group |L/Teff |

SN2008S |{{Significant figures|{{Solar radius calculator|type=Rcm|2.1e14}}|3}} |2008 |NGC 6946 |NGC 6946 Group |L/Teff |

SNhunt120 |{{Significant figures|{{Solar radius calculator|type=Rcm|2.0e14}}|2}} |2012 |NGC 5775 |Virgo Cluster |L/Teff |

AT 2017be |{{Significant figures|{{Solar radius calculator|type=Rcm|1.4e14}}|2}} |2017 |NGC 2537 | |L/Teff |

PHL 293B star |1,348 – 1,463 |2002 |PHL 293B | |L/Teff |

SNhunt248 |~850 |2014 |NGC 5806 |NGC 5846 Group |L/Teff |

SN 2002kg |704{{cite arXiv |last=van Dyk |first=Schuyler |date=2006 |title=The Type IIn Supernova 2002kg: The Outburst of a Luminous Blue Variable Star in NGC 2403 |eprint=astro-ph/0603025}} |2002 |NGC 2403 |M81 Group |L/Teff |

R71 |500 |2012 |Large Magellanic Cloud |Local Group |L/Teff |

SN 2000ch |500 |2000 |NGC 3432 |LDC 743 |L/Teff |

Godzilla |430 – 2,365 |2015 |Sunburst galaxy | |L/Teff |

AT 2016blu |~330 |2012{{snd}}2022 |NGC 4559 |Coma I Group |L/Teff |19 outbursts were detected between 2012 and 2022. The star was likely relatively stable the decade before since no outbursts were detected from 1999{{snd}}2009.

The following list include the largest stars by their apparent size (angular diameter) as seen from Earth. The unit of measurement is the milliarcsecond (mas), equivalent to {{val|10|e=-3|u=arcseconds}}. Stars with angular diameters larger than 13{{nbsp}}milliarcseconds are included.

class="wikitable sortable" |+List of largest stars by apparent size (angular diameter) !Name !{{nowrap|Angular diameter}} (mas) !Angular diameter type{{efn|1=Legend: UD=Uniform disk diameter LD=Limb-darkened diameter Ross=Rosseland diameter Est = Estimated using distance and physical radius}} !Distance {{nowrap|(light-years)}} !{{nowrap|Spectral type}} !Notes

Sun |2,000,000 | |0.000016 | style="background: {{star-color|G}};" |G2V |{{Nowrap|The largest star by}} angular diameter.

R Doradus |51.18{{+-|1.24}} |LD | 179{{±|10}} | style="background: {{star-color|M}};" |M8III:e |{{Nowrap|The largest star by}} angular diameter apart from the Sun.

Betelgeuse (α Orionis) |42.28{{+-|0.43}} |LD | 408–540{{±|98|49}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|{{Nowrap|M1-M2Ia-Iab}} |

Antares (α Scorpii A) |37.31{{±|0.09}} |LD |553.5{{±|93.9}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M1.5Iab |

Mira (ο Ceti) |28.9{{±|0.3}}{{Snd}}34.9{{±|0.4}} |Ross |299{{+-|33}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M5-M9IIIe |The angular diameter vary during Mira's pulsations.

Tiaki (β Gruis) |28.8{{±|0.6}}{{Cite journal |last1=Sacuto |first1=S. |last2=Jorissen |first2=A. |last3=Cruzalèbes |first3=P. |last4=Chesneau |first4=O. |last5=Ohnaka |first5=K. |last6=Quirrenbach |first6=A. |last7=Lopez |first7=B. |date=2008-05-01 |title=The close circumstellar environment of the semi-regular S-type star π 1 Gruis |journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics |volume=482 |issue=2 |pages=561–574 |doi=10.1051/0004-6361:20078306 |bibcode=2008A&A...482..561S |issn=0004-6361|arxiv=0803.3077 }} |? |177{{±|4}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M4.5III |

Gacrux (γ Crucis) |24.7 |? |88.6{{±|0.4}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M3.5III |

Rasalgethi (α Herculis) |23.95{{±|5.03}} |Est |359{{+-|52}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M5Ib-II |

R Hydrae |23.7{{±|1}} |? |482{{±|33}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M6-9e |

Arcturus (α Boötis) |21.06{{±|0.17}} |LD |36.8 |style="background: {{star-color|K}};"|K1.5IIIFe-0.5 |

π1 Gruis |21 |? |535 |style="background: {{star-color|S}};"|S5,7 |

Aldebaran (α Tauri) |20.58–21.1 |LD |65.3{{±|1}} |style="background: {{star-color|K}};"|K5+III |

GY Aquilae |20.46 |? |1108{{±|98}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M8 |

θ Apodis |18.1{{Cite journal |last1=Paladini |first1=C. |last2=Klotz |first2=D. |last3=Sacuto |first3=S. |last4=Lagadec |first4=E. |last5=Wittkowski |first5=M. |last6=Richichi |first6=A. |last7=Hron |first7=J. |last8=Jorissen |first8=A. |last9=Groenewegen |first9=M. A. T. |last10=Kerschbaum |first10=F. |last11=Verhoelst |first11=T. |last12=Rau |first12=G. |last13=Olofsson |first13=H. |last14=Zhao-Geisler |first14=R. |last15=Matter |first15=A. |date=2017-04-01 |title=The VLTI/MIDI view on the inner mass loss of evolved stars from the Herschel MESS sample |journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics |volume=600 |pages=A136 |doi=10.1051/0004-6361/201527210 |arxiv=1701.05407 |bibcode=2017A&A...600A.136P |issn=0004-6361}} |? |389{{±|17}}{{cite DR3|5786929090848333568}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M6.5III |

R Lyrae |18.016{{±|0.224}} |LD |310{{+-|10|7}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M4.5III |

Scheat (β Pegasi) |16.75{{±|0.24}} |Ross |196{{+-|2}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M2.5II-III |

{{Nowrap|Gorgonea Tertia}} (ρ Persei) |16.555{{±|0.166}} |LD |308{{±|7}} | style="background: {{star-color|M}};" |M4+IIIa |

SW Virginis |16.11{{±|0.13}}–16.8{{±|0.34}} |UD |527{{±|46.9}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M7III: |

R Aquarii |15.61{{±|0.8}}{{Snd}}16.59{{±|1.03}} |LD |711{{±|39|36}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M6.5–M8.5e |

g Herculis |15.2{{±|0.5}}{{Snd}}19.09{{±|0.19}} |LD |385{{±|10}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M6-III |

RS Cancri |15.1{{±|0.5}}{{Snd}}17.2{{±|0.4}} |LD |490{{+-|40}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M6S |

Tejat (μ Geminorum) |15.118{{±|0.151}} |LD |230{{+-|10}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M3IIIab |

R Leonis Minoris |14.4{{±|0.87}} |LD |942{{+-|33|47}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M6.5-9e |

S Cephei |14.29{{±|2.28}} |LD |1591{{+-|49|46}} |style="background: {{star-color|C}};"|C7,3e |

T Cassiopeiae |14.22{{±|0.73}} |LD |893{{+-|49|46}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M7-9e |

μ Cephei (Herschel's Garnet Star) |14.11 ± 0.6 | |2,000–3060{{+-|460|130}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M2Ia |

Mirach (β Andromedae) |13.749{{±|0.137}} |LD |199{{+-|9}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M0+IIIa |

Menkar (α Ceti) |13.238{{±|0.056}} |LD |249{{+-|8}} |style="background: {{star-color|M}};"|M1.5IIIa |Other measurements include 12.2{{±|0.04}} mas.

V Cygni |13.1{{±|0.208}}{{Snd}}14.84{{±|2.37}} |LD |1747{{+-|163|137}} |style="background: {{star-color|C}};"|C7,4eJ |

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