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This is a list of largest known stars. It is not finished, so this page is not in its completed state. The references will be placed later.

Star name Solar radii

(Sun = 1)

Spectral type Reference
Theoretical limit ≈1,500
RSGC1-F06 1,382 M5 [1]
RW Cephei 1,337 K2_0-Ia
V602 Carinae 1,050 M3Ia-Iab
V354 Cephei 1,016 M2.5Iab-M3.5Ib
LMC 54365 900 M2.5I [2]
IRAS 04498-6842 900 M10 [3]
NSV 25875 891 OH/IR
LMC 109106 890 M2.5I [2]
SMC 30616 880 K2I [2]
LMC 64048 880 M2.5I [2]
IRAS 05558-7000 880 M?
V437 Scuti 874 O-rich
IRAS 05329-6708 870 M? [3]
IRAS 04407-7000 870 M7.5 [3]
LGGS J004428.71+420601.6 860 M0I [4]
LGGS J004047.82+410936.4 860 M3I [4]
V669 Cassiopeiae 859 M9III
SMC 15510 850 K5I [2]
V1185 Scorpii 830 OH/IR
Mu Cephei 830 M2-Ia
LMC 62090 830 M1I [2]
LMC 61753 830 M2I [2]
CW Leonis 826 C9,5e
LMC 116895 814 M0I
LMC 147199 810 M1.5I [2]
IRAS 05294-7104 810 M8 [3]
LMC 134383 802 M2.5I [2]
IRAS 05402-6956 800 M? [3]
LMC 142907 790 M2I [2]
IRAS 05298-6957 790 M? [3]
BO Carinae 790 M4Ib
LGGS J004359.94+411330.9 785 M2I [4]
LGGS J004255.95+404857.5 785 M2I [4]
SMC 11709 781 K5-M0I [2]
SU Persei 780 M3-M4Iab
LGGS J003950.98+405422.5 774 M4I [4]
V355 Cephei 770 M2Iab
RS Cephei 770 M4Iab
AV Cephei 770 C5,4 C
HD 303250 766 M3Iab
Betelgeuse 764 M1-M2Ia-Iab
S Cephei 760 C6II
LGGS J004124.80+411634.7 760 M2I [4]
GP Cassiopeiae 751 M2Iab
SMC 11939 750 K2I [2]
SMC 48122 740 K1I [2]
RU Virginis 740 CV6
LMC 137818 740 K2I [2]
SMC 56732 730 K5-M0I [2]
IRAS 05003-6712 730 M9 [3]
IRAS 04545-7000 730 M? [3]
KK Persei 724 M2Iab-Ib
XX Persei 710 M4Ib
V648 Cassiopeiae 710 M2Ia
SMC 55681 704 K5-M0I [2]
V528 Carinae 700 M2Ib:
LMC 169754 700 K2I [2]
LMC 65558 700 M1I [2]
Antares A 680 M0.5Iab+B3V:
V509 Cassiopeiae 677 G4_0
RSGC1-F14 662 M3/M1
V441 Persei 650 M3Iab
HR 5171 Ab 650 B0Ibp
Rho Cassiopeiae 636 G2_0
TV Geminorum 623 K5.5-M1.3Iab+B4III:
BU Persei 620 M4Ib
CE Tauri 587 M2Iab-Ib
V915 Scorpii 571 K0Ia-0

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Levesque, Emily M.; Massey, Philip; Olsen, K. A. G.; Plez, Bertrand; Meynet, George; Maeder, Andre (2006-07-10). "The Effective Temperatures and Physical Properties of Magellanic Cloud Red Supergiants: The Effects of Metallicity". The Astrophysical Journal. 645 (2): 1102–1117. arXiv:astro-ph/0603596. Bibcode:2006ApJ...645.1102L. doi:10.1086/504417. S2CID 5150686.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Marshall, Jonathan R.; van Loon, Jacco Th; Matsuura, Mikako; Wood, Peter R.; Zijlstra, Albert A.; Whitelock, Patricia A. (2004-10-05). "The AGB superwind speed at low metallicity". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 355 (4): 1348–1360. arXiv:astro-ph/0410120. Bibcode:2004MNRAS.355.1348M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08417.x. S2CID 85444532.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f Massey, Philip; Silva, David R.; Levesque, Emily M.; Plez, Bertrand; Olsen, Knut A. G.; Clayton, Geoffrey C.; Meynet, Georges; Maeder, Andre (2009-09-20). "RED SUPERGIANTS IN THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY (M31)". The Astrophysical Journal. 703 (1): 420–440. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/703/1/420. ISSN 0004-637X.