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List of largest known stars
| Star name
|
Radius in solar radii
|
Method
|
Notes
|
| NGC 1313-310
|
1,668
|
L/Teff
|
Very high luminosity above the HD limit.
|
| LGGS J013339.28+303118.8
|
1,565
|
L/Teff
|
Very high luminosity above the HD limit.
|
| The estimates above are bullshit.
|
| WOH G64
|
1,540
|
L/Teff
|
|
| LGGS J013312.26+310053.3
|
1,537
|
L/Teff
|
Very high luminosity above the HD limit.
|
| RSGC1-F01
|
1,530
|
L/Teff
|
|
| NGC 300-125
|
1,504
|
L/Teff
|
|
| NGC 247-154
|
1,503
|
L/Teff
|
|
| VX Sagittarii
|
1,480
|
AD
|
Most luminous AGB star.
|
| HV 888
|
1,477
|
L/Teff
|
|
| WOH S170
|
1,461
|
L/Teff
|
|
| HD 269551 A
|
1,439
|
L/Teff
|
|
| EV Carinae
|
1,432
|
L/Teff
|
|
| mu Cephei
|
1,426
|
AD
|
|
| RSGC1-F04
|
1,422
|
L/Teff
|
|
| HV 12463
|
1,420
|
L/Teff
|
|
| VY Canis Majoris
|
1,420
|
AD
|
|
| AH Scorpii
|
1,411
|
AD
|
|
| NGC 7793-34
|
1,392
|
L/Teff
|
|
| NGC 247-155
|
1,386
|
L/Teff
|
|
| RSGC1-F06
|
1,382
|
L/Teff
|
|
| LGGS J004539.99+415404.1
|
1,371
|
L/Teff
|
|
| GCIRS 7
|
1,368
|
AD
|
|
| IRAS 05280-6910
|
1,367
|
L/Teff
|
Maybe 1,738 solar radii?
|
| S Persei
|
1,364
|
AD
|
|
| LGGS J013418.56+303808.6
|
1,363
|
L/Teff
|
|
| NML Cygni
|
1,350
|
AD
|
|
| LGGS J013414.27+303417.7
|
1,342
|
L/Teff
|
|
| LGGS J004514.91+413735.0
|
1,324
|
L/Teff
|
|
| LGGS J004125.23+411208.9
|
1,302
|
L/Teff
|
|
| Stephenson 2 DFK 2
|
1,301
|
L/Teff
|
|
| Stephenson 2 DFK 49
|
1,300
|
L/Teff
|
Largest K-type star.
|
| MSX SMC 055
|
1,288
|
L/Teff
|
Candidate super-AGB.
|
| NGC 55-40
|
1,286
|
L/Teff
|
|
| LGGS J013350.62+303230.3
|
1,283
|
L/Teff
|
|
| LMC 23095
|
1,280
|
L/Teff
|
|
| LGGS J004312.43+413747.1
|
1,279
|
L/Teff
|
|
| MSX LMC 597
|
1,278
|
L/Teff
|
|
| LGGS J003951.33+405303.7
|
1,272
|
L/Teff
|
|
| HD 143183
|
1,261
|
L/Teff
|
|
| NGC 2403 V14
|
1,260
|
L/Teff
|
|
| HV 2834
|
1,253
|
L/Teff
|
|
