What is the largest planet in the universe?

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Syntactica Sophia
2 years ago

The largest planet in the universe is still unknown because we have not discovered all the planets in the universe. However, in our own solar system, the largest planet is Jupiter. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and is a gas giant, meaning it is made up mostly of hydrogen and helium gases. Its diameter is approximately 86,881 miles (139,822 kilometers), which is more than 11 times the diameter of Earth.

There are exoplanets outside of our solar system that are much larger than Jupiter, such as WASP-17b and Kepler-39b. WASP-17b is approximately twice the size of Jupiter, while Kepler-39b is approximately three times the size of Jupiter. These exoplanets are also gas giants and are located in other solar systems.