Largest stars by diameter

Largest stars by diameter ranked by diameter.

Last updated . Source: Wikidata.

As of 2026-05-01, WOH G64 tops the list with 2,140,000,000 km.

  1. #1 WOH G64 — 2,140,000,000 km

    red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius

    WOH G64 is a symbiotic binary in the Large Magellanic Cloud, roughly 50 kiloparsecs from Earth. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  2. #2 Epsilon Geminorum — 181,000,000 km

    star in the constellation Gemini

    Epsilon Geminorum or ε Geminorum, formally named Mebsuta, is a star in the constellation of Gemini, on the outstretched right 'leg' of the twin Castor. The apparent visual magnitude of +3.06 makes it one of the brighter stars in this constellation. The distance to this star is determined at 860 light-years. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  3. #3 74 Virginis — 109,000,000 km

    star in the constellation Virgo

    74 Virginis, formally named Apamvatsa, is a single star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint red-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.69. The star is positioned near the ecliptic and thus is subject to lunar occultations. The measured annual parallax of 8.16 mas provides a distance estimate of around 400 light-years from the Sun. At that range, the visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an extinction of 0.46±0.02 due to... Read more on Wikipedia.

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  4. #4 Rigel — 103,000,000 km

    star system in the constellation Orion

    Rigel is a blue supergiant star in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It has the Bayer designation β Orionis, which is Latinized to Beta Orionis and abbreviated Beta Ori or β Ori. Rigel is the brightest and most massive component – and the eponym – of a star system of at least four stars that appear as a single blue-white point of light to the naked eye. This system is located at a distance of approximately 850 light-years (260 pc). Read more on Wikipedia.

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  5. #5 Upsilon Aurigae — 103,000,000 km

    star in the constellation Auriga

    Upsilon Aurigae is a single star in the northern constellation of Auriga. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinised from υ Aurigae, and abbreviated Upsilon Aur or υ Aur. This star has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.74, which means it is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements, this star is approximately 570 light-years distant from the Earth. It is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +37 km/s. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  6. #6 TYC 3129-317-1 — 100,000,000 km source Wikidata
  7. #7 Lambda Draconis — 97,400,000 km

    star in the constellation Draco

    Lambda Draconis, also named Giausar, is a solitary, orange-red star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +3.85. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 9.79 mas as seen from the Earth, the star is located around 333 light years from the Sun. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  8. #8 1 Lacertae — 96,000,000 km

    star in the constellation Lacerta

    1 Lacertae is a solitary star in the northern constellation of Lacerta. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.15. Based upon measurements by the Hipparcos spacecraft, this star is located at a distance of roughly 680 light years. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −8.6 km/s. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  9. #9 Pi Herculis — 89,100,000 km

    star in the constellation Hercules

    Pi Herculis is a third-magnitude star in the constellation Hercules. As one of the four stars in the Keystone asterism, specifically representing the northeastern corner, it is one of the constellation's more easily recognized. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +3.2, which is visible to the naked eye and makes it one of its brighter members. The Gaia spacecraft mission estimated its distance at roughly 112 parsecs from Earth, or about 367 light years away. The overall reduction in the... Read more on Wikipedia.

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  10. #10 Nu Ursae Majoris — 83,500,000 km

    star in the constellation Ursa Major

    Nu Ursae Majoris, formally named Alula Borealis, is a double star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. At an apparent visual magnitude of +3.490, it is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements, the distance to ν Ursae Majoris is about 399 light-years. At such distance, its apparent brightness is diminished by 0.48 magnitudes due to interveining gas and dust. Read more on Wikipedia.

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