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The most massive (and luminous) star known to date is the Wolf-Rayet star R136a1, which is estimated at 265 times the mass of our Sun. It is located in the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. (Note that it is not the largest known star).

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The Top 5 Largest Planets in our Solar System

PlanetDiameter (km)Diameter (miles)Discovered by1

The Sun1,394,000866,191Ancient observer2

Jupiter143,88489,405Ancient observer3

Saturn120,53674,898Ancient observer4

Uranus51,11831,763Sir William Herschel5

Neptune49,53230,778John Couch Adams

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These are top 3 heaviest planet:

1.Jupiter (18,986,000,000,000,000 Tons)

2.Saturn (5,684,600,000,000,000 Tons)

3.Neptune (1,024,700,000,000,000 Tons)

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The cores of some stars, during their latest stages, can contain iron.

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