What's the brightest thing

Is a taijitu meaning diagram of the supreme ultimate

Аncient Chinese philosophy

Аncient Romans seven hundred years before its first known use in China.

apparent magnitude
Sun -26.74
Full Moon -12.92
Venus -4.89
Polaris 1.97
VY Canis Majoris 6.5+

Absolute magnitude
VY Canis Majoris -9.4
Polaris -3.6
Sun 4.83
Full Moon N/A
Venus N/A

R136A1

R136a1 = Sun x 256

ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE OF -31.4.

a few hundred light years away
9 billion light years away