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Betelgeuse is the brightest near-infrared source in the sky with a J band magnitude of −2.99; [95] only about 13% of the star's radiant energy is emitted as visible light. If human eyes were sensitive to radiation at all wavelengths, Betelgeuse would appear as the brightest star in the night sky.
About twelve hours after the explosion, Betelgeuse sank at her moorings in 40 m (130 ft) of water, which largely extinguished the main body of the fire. [9] In spite of this, rescue workers were not able to approach the wreck (the bow of which was still above water) for a fortnight due to clouds of toxic and flammable gas surrounding it. When ...
−119 [d] or ~R Betelgeuse: L/T eff & AD Widely recognised as being among the largest known stars. [19] Might be the largest star visible to the naked eye. [28] The higher radii estimate assume Mu Cephei is in the Cepheus OB2 OB association. [26] [29] Other sources suggest Mu Cephei and Betelgeuse are likely similar in properties.
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 ...
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.
Aldebaran < Rigel < Antares < Betelgeuse 6. Betelgeuse < Mu Cephei < VV Cephei A < VY Canis Majoris. A very large and luminous star, VY CMa is among the most extreme stars in the Milky Way and has an effective temperature below 4,000 K (3,730 °C; 6,740 °F). It occupies the upper-right hand corner of the HR diagram although its exact ...
Betelgeuse, oil tanker destroyed in the 1979 Whiddy Island Disaster, Ireland USS Betelgeuse , a U.S.Navy shipname and list of ships by that name USS Betelgeuse (AK-260) , the last of the cargo ships in service in the United States Navy
To the Inuit, the appearance of Betelgeuse and Bellatrix high in the southern sky after sunset marked the beginning of spring and lengthening days in late February and early March. The two stars were known as Akuttujuuk "those (two) placed far apart", referring to the distance between them, mainly to people from North Baffin Island and Melville ...