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UY Scuti
Red supergiant; approximately 1,700 times the Sun's radius; around 9,500 light-years away
Mu Cephei
Red supergiant; roughly 1,260 times the Sun's radius; about 2,800 light-years away
Westlund 1-26
Red supergiant or hypergiant; approximately 1,530 times the Sun's radius; about 12,000 light-years away
Betelgeuse
Red supergiant; about 887 times the Sun's radius; approximately 642 light-years away
VY Canis Majoris
Red hypergiant; about 1,420 times the Sun's radius; roughly 3,900 light-years away
WOH G64
Red supergiant; approximately 1,540 times the Sun's radius; located about 163,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud
RW Cephei
Orange hypergiant; estimated at 1,535 times the Sun's radius; distance of about 3,500 light-years away
KX Cygni
Red supergiant; about 1,110 times the Sun's radius; roughly 5,000 light-years away
Alpha Herculis
Red supergiant system; the primary star is around 680 times the Sun's radius; located about 380 light-years away
KY Cygni
Red supergiant; estimated to be around 1,420 to 2,850 times the Sun's radius; distance from Earth is approximately 5,200 light-years
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