File:Quasi-star size comparison.png
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English: Size comparison of a hypothetical quasi-star/black hole star (diameter of ~10 billion kilometres or ~7,187 solar diameters, mass of 1000+ solar masses) and several known giant stars: Stephenson 2-18 (~2150 solar diameters), VY Canis Majoris (~1420 solar diameters, ~17 solar masses), Betelgeuse (~887 solar diameters, ~11.6 solar masses), the Pistol Star (~306 solar diameters, ~27.5 solar masses), Rigel (~78.9 solar diameters, ~23 solar masses), and R136a1 (~35.4 solar diamaters, ~265 solar masses). |
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| Author | Sauropodomorph |
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| current | 08:25, 23 September 2020 | 10,412 × 10,885 (5.57 MB) | Sauropodomorph | Replaced UY Scuti (which had its size estimate revised downwards to ~755 solar radii) with Stephenson 2-18 (largest known star as of late 2020), and added a 10 au scalebar. |
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