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Description: An illustration comparing the four largest known stars with reliable estimation. WOH G64 1540 Rsol ref: The Physical Properties of the Red Supergiant WOH G64: The Largest Star Known? VY CMa 1420 Rsol ref: Fundamental properties and atmospheric structure of the red supergiant VY CMa based on VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry AH Sco 1411 Rsol ref: The atmospheric structure and fundamental parameters of the red supergiants AH Sco, UY Sct and KW Sgr

S Per 1364 Rsol ref: Seeing Stars Like Never Before: A Long-term Interferometric Imaging Survey of Red Supergiants
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