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An asteroid will briefly eclipse Betelgeuse, a bright star in the Orion constellation, causing it to disappear from view for those in a narrow strip of the globe.
As seen from Earth, Betelgeuse as a type II-P supernova would have a peak apparent magnitude somewhere in the range −8 to −12. [182] This would be easily visible in daylight, with a possible brightness up to a significant fraction of the full moon, though likely not exceeding it. This type of supernova would remain at roughly constant ...
This is a list of supernova candidates, or stars that are believed to soon become supernovae. ... Betelgeuse: 05 h 55 m 10.3 s +07° 24′ 25″ Orion ~400–500 [8 ...
A supernova can briefly emit as much energy as an entire galaxy, brightening by more than 20 magnitudes (over one hundred million times brighter). The supernova explosion is caused by a white dwarf or a star core reaching a certain mass/density limit, the Chandrasekhar limit, causing the object to collapse in a fraction of a second. This ...
Betelgeuse is one of the best-known stars in the night sky, as well as the easiest to find. New examinations of this behemoth star suggest it is both smaller — and closer — than astronomers ...
One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky has left astronomers puzzled after it has faded dramatically over the last year. Some have speculated that this is a sign of an impending ...
The Orion region showing the red supergiant Betelgeuse. Red supergiants are rare stars, but they are visible at great distance and are often variable so there are a number of well-known naked-eye examples: Antares A; Betelgeuse; Epsilon Pegasi; Zeta Cephei; Lambda Velorum; Eta Persei; 31 and 32 Cygni; Psi 1 Aurigae; 119 Tauri
Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky in the constellation Orion, has long puzzled astronomers due to its history of dimming and brightening, sometimes unexpectedly.