The latest New Year’s Eve Ball will make its Times Square debut this year — the largest one to date , featuring nearly double the amount of reflective crystals as its predecessor, officials announced Monday.

Dubbed The Constellation Ball, the iconic sphere holds 5,280 Waterford crystals and is the “largest” yet, according to ball-drop organizer One Times Square.

Spanning a massive 12.5 feet in diameter and weighing over 12,300 pounds, the symbolic spectacle will be the ninth to drop from the historic One Times Square building since the annual tradition began in 1907.

“We have the most digitally-evolved lighting and sound sequence,” said Michael Phillips, president of Jamestown, the building’s manager, during a first-look unveiling on Monday.

“The ball really, like the building, was b

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