What is the largest discovered star? (by radius)

VY Canis Majoris
V396 Centauri
UY Scuti
Alfa Persei
UY Scuti is a bright red supergiant and pulsating variable star in the constellation Scutum. It is currently the largest known star by radius and is also one of the most luminous of its kind. It has an estimated radius of 1,708 solar radii (1.188×109 kilometres; 7.94 astronomical units); thus a volume nearly 5 billion times that of the Sun. It is approximately 2.9 kiloparsecs (9,500 light-years) from Earth. If placed at the center of the Solar System, its photosphere would at least engulf the orbit of Jupiter.
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24%
49%
9%
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flagIndia
23%
23%
46%
5%
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27%
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8%
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36%
24%
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flagGermany
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23%
19%
15%
210
flagthe Philippines
46%
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