Image: Quasi-star size comparison

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Description: 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).
Title: Quasi-star size comparison
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Author: Sauropodomorph
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