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Question: How large is the largest star in the universe?

Answer: The largest known star is Earendel, which is 1,500 times the mass of the Sun. It is 100,000 times the diameter of the Sun. It is 100,000 times the luminosity of the Sun. It is 100,000 times the temperature of the Sun. It is 100,000 times the pressure of the Sun. It is 100,000 times the density of the Sun. It is 100,000 times the gravity of the Sun. It is 100,000 times the speed of light. It is 100,000 times the speed of sound. It is 100,000 times the speed of rotation. It is 100,000 times the speed of revolution. It is 100,000 times the speed of escape. It is 100,000 times the speed of light.



Well, at least it seems to be more current than me on some things. I was going to mock it for thinking a mythological figure transformed by Tolkein into a fictional star is a real star, but it turns out someone really did name a real star Earendel 8 months ago, though it is nowhere near the largest known star and no star is anywhere near 100,000 Sun radii, which is an order of magnitude greater than the maximum distance of Pluto from the Sun and a totally ridiculous number well beyond the maximum possible star size.


Sounds like a description of a magical artifact from anime, but is substantially more poetic.




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