File:New shot of UY Scuti, the former largest known star v2.png
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| Description | Size comparison of UY Scuti to Earth's Orbit and the Sun. UY Scuti used to be the largest known star at 1708 times the size of the Sun, but newer measurements found it to be smaller, at 909 solar units. The Sun is barely visible, just two pixels in the image. |
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| current | 21:23, 6 January 2025 | | 1,920 × 1,440 (3.21 MB) | 21.Andromedae | Improved version |
| 19:01, 29 December 2024 |  | 1,920 × 1,440 (3.52 MB) | 21.Andromedae | {{Information |Description=Size comparison of UY Scuti to Earth's Orbit and the Sun. UY Scuti used to be the largest known star at 1708 times the size of the Sun, but newer measurements found it to be smaller, at 909 solar units. The Sun is barely visible, just two pixels in the image. |Source= |Date={{subst:CURRENTDATE}} |Author=Own work |Permission= |other_versions= }} |
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