V1489 Cygni - now the largest known star?

[Matt1979]

I have recently heard that V1489 Cygni (also known as NML Cygni) is now known to be the largest star discovered, even larger than VY Canis Majoris. I haven't seen much on the Internet about V1489 Cygni. What size of telescope would be needed to show the star, assuming that it can be seen with amateur telescopes.

[Guest]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NML_Cygni

AMag of about 16.6 so you'll need a seriously large scope to see it.

[DeepThought]

Impossible to comprehend the sheer size of it though, if it were in the centre of our solar system it would fill all the space up to about half way between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.