Largest star

[monmarfori]

a poll of our galaxy: about stars size

[Dan Dixon]

I'm not really sure that a poll is the best way to determine this.

Perhaps you could check out this list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_stars

[Naru523]

Solar radii (Sun = 1)

VY Canis Majoris    1800-2100[1]
WOH G64    2000
VV Cephei A    1600-1900
V354 Cephei    1520
RW Cephei    1260-1610
KW Sagittarii    1460
KY Cygni    1420or1440
Mu Cephei (Herschel's "Garnet Star")    1420
Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis)    950-1000[1][2]
V509 Cassiopeiae    910
V838 Monocerotis    800
V382 Carinae    747
Antares (Alpha Scorpii)    510 [3]
S Pegasi    580 [4]
T Cephei    540 [5]
S Orionis    530 [6]
W Hydrae    520 [7]
119 Tauri (Ruby Star)[2]    510 [8]
R Cassiopeiae    500 [9]
Delta Canis Majoris (Wezen)    482
Chi Cygni    470 [10]
Alpha Herculis (Ras Algethi)    460
Rho Cassiopeiae    450
Mira A (Omicron Ceti)    400 [11]
Eta Carinae    400[citation needed]
S Doradus    100–380[3]
R Doradus    370
HR Carinae    350
R Leonis    350 [12]
The Pistol Star    340
La Superba (Y Canum Venaticorum)    300
Deneb (Alpha Cygni)    220
LBV 1806-20    200
Epsilon Aurigae A    175
Zeta Aurigae    160 [13]
Epsilon Pegasi (Enif)    150
Gamma Crucis (Gacrux)    113[citation needed]
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
Gamma Draconis (Eltanin)    50
Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri)    43 [14]
Beta Ursae Minoris (Kochab)    41
Beta Cygni A1    16

[monmarfori]

But. some stars may be futuristic. it may form larger than VY Canis Majoris.

[Bla]

But the poll is about what is the largest star, not what will be the largest star. We may not know if there are even larger stars we just haven't found either, there may be unknown stars in other galaxies or further away in our own so they're hard to find.

[Darvince]

very kute

[smjjames]

This shall now be moved to Astronomy and Science.

Also, VY Canis Majoris pwnzorz all.

[vh]

kol, smjjames, being silly.

* mudkipz pwnzorz

[Darvince]

Kol, but when this topic was made, the Astronomy and Science section didn't exist.