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The largest known star is VY Canis Majoris; a red hypergiant star in the Canis Major Constellation, located about 5,000 light-years from Earth. Its size is 2,100 times the size of the Sun. This is the biggest star that we know of but there are plenty of stars in the Milky Way that we just cannot see.
No, the sun is an ordinary-sized star compared to many others in our galaxy. There are much larger stars, known as supergiants, that dwarf the size of the sun.
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Is sun the smalest or biggest star?
The sun is neither the smallest or the biggest star. Our sun is medium sized star.
Why does the sun appear to be the brightest and biggest star on earth?
sun is the closest star to earth .
What is the star called that the earth orbits?
we know that the star that earth orbits is the sun the sun is the biggest star ever
Is the sun the biggest star ever found?
not really because a sun is a star there are billions of them out there and we cant get to close to a sun/star because of the heat so we cant measure it so really the answer is no because the sun only looks bigger because its closer so its the closes star to us but most likely not the biggest
Which star is the biggest star known?
The biggest star that we know of is a red hypergiant called: VY Canis Majoris at 2,100 times the size of our Sun. VY Canis Majoris is in the same constellation as Sirius (The Dog Star). The sun is the star with the largest apparent size because it is the closest. Sirius (The Dog Star) is a binary star and the brightest star in the sky, other than the sun.
Why sun is considered as the biggest star?
It isn't. The sun isn't the biggest star at all, it's just closest to earth.
Is sun the smalest or biggest star?
The sun is neither the smallest or the biggest star. Our sun is medium sized star.
What you the biggest star?
the sun
Is the sun an example of a star?
yes yes the sun is a star but not the biggest or brightest
Why does the sun appear to be the brightest and biggest star on earth?
sun is the closest star to earth .
Who is biggest sun or star?
The sun is a star. Some stars are smaller than the sun and some are bigger.
What is the star called that the earth orbits?
we know that the star that earth orbits is the sun the sun is the biggest star ever
Why is the sun the biggest planet of the system?
The sun is not a planet - it's a star.
Which is the biggest the sun or a star?
Our Sun is a star, stars are suns. Some stars are bigger than our Sun, others are smaller.
What is biggest star in the sky?
The sun is the biggest star in space. This star is so big that we can see it from Earth. Without it we would be living in darkness.
Is the sun the biggest sun?
No, VY Canis Majoris is the largest star we know about, the radius of this star is 1,800-2,100 times that of the (our) Sun.
Is the sun the biggest star in your solar system?
It is the only star in my solar system.
