What is R Doradus?
[[File:R Doradus starmap.svg|thumb|A starmap of R Doradus.]] '''R Doradus''' is a [[red giant]] star; the star with the second largest appearance size after the [[Sun]]. It is 370 times larger than the Sun.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/286/4/957/978410|title=The angular diameter of R Doradus: a nearby Mira-like star|first1=B. S.|last1=Carter|first2=J. R.|last2=Barton|first3=R. G.|last3=Marson|first4=J. G.|last4=Robertson|first5=O.|last5=von der Lühe|first6=A. A.|last6=Zijlstra|first7=T. R.|last7=Bedding|date=21 April 1997|journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|volume=286|issue=4|pages=957–962|via=academic.oup.com|doi=10.1093/mnras/286.4.957}}</ref> It is located in the constellation [[Dorado (constellation)|Dorado]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Sci-stub}} [[Category:Red giants]]