Lijst van Grootste Sterren
Hieronder volgt een lijst met daarin de grootste sterren geklasseerd volgens straal.[bron?] Echter is de lijst niet compleet of perfect, aangezien de straal van een ster niet exact te bepalen valt. Waardoor er discussies en onduidelijkheden bestaan over de grootte van enkele sterren.
| Naam van de Ster | Zonneradii (Zon = 1) | |
|---|---|---|
| UY Scuti | 1708 | |
| WOH G64 | 1540 | |
| RW Cephei | 1535 | |
| V354 Cephei | 1520 | |
| KY Cygni | 1420 – 2850 | |
| VY Canis Majoris | 1420 | |
| AH Scorpii | 1411 | |
| VV Cephei A | 1050 – 1900 | |
| VX Sagittarii | 1350 - 1940 | |
| Mu Cephei | 650-1420 | |
| PZ Cassiopeiae | 1190-1940 | |
| NML Cygni | 1183 | |
| Betelgeuze (Alpha Orionis) | 1180 | |
| KW Sagittarii | 1009-1460 | |
| Antares (Alpha Scorpii) | 883 | |
| V382 Carinae | 747 | |
| S Pegasi | 580 | |
| W Hydrae | 562 | |
| T Cephei | 540 | |
| S Orionis | 530 | |
| R Cassiopeiae | 500 | |
| R Leporis | 500 | |
| Chi Cygni | 470 | |
| Alpha Herculis (Ras Algethi) | 460 | |
| R Hydrae | 460 | |
| Rho Cassiopeiae | 450 | |
| 119 Tauri ("Ruby Star") | 450 | |
| Mira A (Omicron Ceti) | 400 | |
| V509 Cassiopeiae | 400 | |
| V838 Monocerotis | 380 | |
| S Doradus | 100 – 380 | |
| U Orionis | 370 ±96 | |
| R Doradus | 370 | |
| HR Carinae | 350 | |
| R Leonis | 350 | |
| Nu Aquilae | 350 | |
| V337 Carinae | 350 | |
| Pistoolster | 340 | |
| S Coronae Borealis | 340 | |
| V381 Cephei | 327 | |
| Pi Puppis (Ahadi) | 290 | |
| Delta Lyrae | 275 | |
| Psi Aurigae | 271 | |
| Alpha Draconis (Thuban) | 265 | |
| CW Leonis | 250 | |
| Cygnus OB2-12 | 244 | |
| Omicron Canis Majoris | 231 | |
| Gamma Cygni (Sadir) | 225 | |
| Deneb (Alpha Cygni) | 220 | |
| La Superba (Y Canum Venaticorum) | 215 | |
| Delta Canis Majoris (Wezen) | 215 ±66 | |
| V810 Centauri | 210 | |
| Zeta Aurigae (Haedus) | 200 | |
| Lambda Velorum | 200 | |
| RS Puppis | 200 | |
| Eta Carinae | 85 – 195 | |
| L Carinae | 179 | |
| 6 Cassiopeiae | 170 | |
| Rho Persei | 164 | |
| Epsilon Carinae | 153 | |
| LBV 1806-20 | 150 | |
| Epsilon Pegasi (Enif) | 150 | |
| Epsilon Geminorum (Mebsuta) | 150 | |
| Epsilon Aurigae A (Almaaz) | 135 | |
| Mu Boötis (Alkalurops) | 130 | |
| 66 Andromedae | 130 | |
| QS Aquilae | 130 | |
| NO Aurigae | 130 | |
| 56 Aquilae | 130 | |
| L Puppis | 126 | |
| Iota Scorpii | 125 | |
| 32 G. Hydrae | 121,7 | |
| Iota Carinae | 120 | |
| Xi Puppis (Asmidiske) | 120 | |
| Mu Sagittarii | 115 | |
| Omicron Cygni | 115 | |
| Gamma Crucis (Gacrux) | 113 | |
| Zeta Cephei | 110 | |
| Gamma Aquilae (Tarazed) | 110 | |
| 34 Boötis | 110 | |
| Beta Altaar | 110 | |
| Atria (Alpha Trianguli Australis) | 109 | |
| Peony Nebula Star | 100 | |
| Beta Pegasi (Scheat) | 95 | |
| 17 Camelopardalis | 91,3 | |
| Beta Andromedae (Mirach) | 90 | |
| R Scuti | 87,4 | |
| Nu Cephei | 83,5 | |
| Gamma Andromedae | 83 | |
| Theta Herculis | 80 | |
| Var 83 | 80 | |
| Rigel (Beta Orionis) | 78 | |
| Alpha Leporis (Arneb) | 77 | |
| P Cygni | 76 | |
| Beta Doradus | 76 | |
| DL Crucis | 75 - 80 | |
| Pi Herculis | 72 | |
| 13 Boötis | 71 | |
| R Leporis | 70,4 | |
| 62 Sagittarii | 70 | |
| R Coronae Borealis | 65 | |
| Canopus (Alpha Carinae) | 65 | |
| Delta Virginis (Auva) | 65 | |
| Delta Sagittarii | 62 | |
| Delta Orionis (Mintaka) | 60 | |
| Zeta Geminorum (Mekbuda) | 60 | |
| Eta Aquilae (Bezek) | 60 | |
| 89 Herculis | 60 | |
| Upsilon Sagittarii | 60 | |
| CPD 572874 | 60 | |
| Chi Orionis | 59 | |
| Alpha Persei (Mirfak) | 56 | |
| Iota Aurigae (Al Kab) | 55 | |
| FF Aquilae | 55 | |
| Tau Serpentis | 54 | |
| Beta Cancri (Tarf) | 53 | |
| Alpha Antliae | 53 | |
| Zeta¹ Scorpii | 52 | |
| Alphard (Alpha Hydrae) | 50,5 | |
| Gamma Draconis (Eltanin) | 50 | |
| Beta Aquarii (Sadalsuud) | 50 | |
| HD 5980 A | 48 - 160 | |
| Epsilon Boötis (Izar) | 48 | |
| Zeta² Scorpii | 48 | |
| AG Antliae | 47 | |
| V428 Andromedae | 46,3 | |
| Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri) | 44,2 | |
| Alpha Cassiopeiae (Schedar) | 42 | |
| Alpha Ceti (Menkar) | 42 | |
| Delta Cephei (Alrediph) | 41,6 | |
| Beta Ursae Minoris (Kochab) | 41 | |
| Beta Draconis (Rastaban) | 40 | |
| BD Camelopardalis | 40 | |
| HD 5980 B | 40 | |
| Eta Canis Majoris (Aludra) | 37,8 | |
| 87 Leonis | 37 | |
| Gamma Centauri (Muhlifan) | 36,5 | |
| S Normae | 35,6 | |
| R136a1 | 35,4 | |
| Sher 25 | 35 | |
| Gamma Leonis (Algieba) | 31,9 | |
| Alpha Camelopardalis | 31,2 | |
| Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris) | 30 | |
| Alpha Ursae Majoris (Dubhe) | 30 | |
| 11 Lacertae | 30 | |
| Beta Camelopardalis | 30 | |
| Eta Leonis | 27 | |
| Epsilon Orionis (Alnilam) | 26 | |
| Eta Piscium | 26 | |
| Melnick 42 | 26 | |
| Arcturus (Alpha Boötis) | 25,7 | |
| HD 93129A | 25 | |
| 11 Ursae Minoris | 24,1 | |
| HD 47536 | 23,5 | |
| Epsilon Leonis (Algenubi) | 23 | |
| 42 Draconis | 22 ± 1 | |
| Alpha Reticuli | 21 | |
| Chi Virginis | 20,9 | |
| 19 Cephei | 20 – 30 | |
| Zeta Orionis (Alnitak) | 20 | |
| Theta Scorpii (Sargas) | 20 | |
| Beta Herculis (Kornephoros) | 20 | |
| Westerlund 2 | 19,3 | |
| HR 2422 Monocerotis (Plaskett's Star) | 19,2 | |
| Kappa Cassiopeiae | 19 | |
| Beta Scorpii (Acrab) | 19 | |
| Beta Lyrae (Sheliak) | 19 | |
| Zeta Puppis (Naos) | 18,6 | |
| R 122 | 18,5 | |
| HD 93250 | 18 | |
| Alpha Microscopii | 17,5 | |
| Upsilon Hydrae | 17,1 | |
| Beta Ceti (Deneb Kaitos) | 17 | |
| LY Aurigae | 16 | |
| Theta Centauri (Menkent) | 16 | |
| Beta Corvi (Kraz) | 16 | |
| Beta Cygni A1 (Albireo) | 16 | |