The largest known star is ...
The largest known star in the universe is UY Scuti. This colossal star is a variable hypergiant with a radius approximately 1,700 times larger than the Sun.
To put this into perspective:
If we were to place UY Scuti at the center of our solar system, its photosphere (the outer shell where light escapes) would extend beyond the orbit of Jupiter. This colossal red hypergiant resides in the Scutum-Centaurus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy, approximately 20,000 light-years away from Earth.
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