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What is the largest object in the solar system?
Jupiter's magnetosphere!

The front of Jupiter's magnetosphere is many times bigger than the Sun, and its tail extends beyond the orbit of the planet Saturn. (Schematic of Jupiter's magnetosphere compared to the Sun courtesy of NASA.)


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