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  2. Betelgeuse - Wikipedia

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    Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion. It is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky and, after Rigel, the second-brightest in its constellation. It is a distinctly reddish, semiregular variable star whose apparent magnitude, varying between +0.0 and +1.6, has the widest range displayed by any first ...

  3. Betelgeuse aftermath: Still recovering from blowing its stack

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    In late 2019 and early 2020, Betelgeuse blew its top. Literally. Around that time the famous bright star marking the right shoulder of Orion suddenly started dimming, dropping to about half its ...

  4. The red giant star Betelgeuse is closer than we thought ... - AOL

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    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 ...

  5. List of largest stars - Wikipedia

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    The Sun, the orbit of Earth, Jupiter, and Neptune, compared to four stars (Pistol Star, Rho Cassiopeiae, Betelgeuse, and VY Canis Majoris) Overview Although red supergiants are often considered the largest stars, some other star types have been found to temporarily increase significantly in radius, such as during LBV eruptions or luminous red ...

  6. Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse... Betelbuddy? Experts Think This ...

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    Betelgeuse—the star and not the slimy, suit-wearing demon—is one of the most celebrated celestial objects in the night sky. Found in the constellation Orion, Betelgeuse is extremely bright ...

  7. 319 Leona - Wikipedia

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    The 14th magnitude asteroid was predicted to occult Betelgeuse approximately 12 seconds; Betelgeuse was expected to dim by about 3 magnitudes. [17] The prediction was at first uncertain, visible on a very narrow path on Earth's surface, its width and location being uncertain due to lack of precise knowledge of the size and path of the asteroid ...

  8. 2012 phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    Some media outlets tied the fact that the red supergiant star Betelgeuse would undergo a supernova at some point in the future to the 2012 phenomenon. [138] While Betelgeuse was certainly in the final stages of its life, and would die as a supernova, there was no way to predict the timing of the event to within 100,000 years. [139]

  9. An asteroid will temporarily eclipse one of the brightest ...

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    As Betelgeuse burns through fuel in its core, it has swollen to massive proportions, becoming a red supergiant, the latter phase of giant stars. When the star explodes, the event could be briefly ...