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Uncertainty in the star's surface temperature, diameter, and distance make it difficult to achieve a precise measurement of Betelgeuse's luminosity, but research from 2012 quotes a luminosity of around 126,000 L ☉, assuming a distance of 200 pc. [142] Studies since 2001 report effective temperatures ranging from 3,250 to 3,690 K.
Red supergiants are cool and large. They have spectral types of K and M, hence surface temperatures below 4,100 K. [9] They are typically several hundred to over a thousand times the radius of the Sun, [9] although size is not the primary factor in a star being designated as a supergiant. A bright cool giant star can easily be larger than a ...
Red-giant-branch stars have luminosities up to nearly three thousand times that of the Sun (L ☉); spectral types of K or M have surface temperatures of 3,000–4,000 K (compared with the Sun's photosphere temperature of nearly 6,000 K) and radii up to about 200 times the Sun (R ☉).
By studying movements (like sound waves) on the surface of the star suggest Betelgeuse is still fusing helium. ... roughly 765 times the diameter of the Sun.
Betelgeuse is classified as a red supergiant, the largest type of star. Skip to main content. Sign in ...
The unit of measurement used is the radius of the Sun (approximately 695,700 km; 432,300 mi). [1] The Sun, the orbit of Earth, Jupiter, and Neptune, compared to four stars (Pistol Star, Rho Cassiopeiae, Betelgeuse, and VY Canis Majoris)
The Hubble Space Telescope revealed why nearby red giant star Betelgeuse became surprisingly dim late last year, according to a new study. It was likely not a precursor to a supernova explosion.
With a near-infrared J band magnitude of −2.2, only Betelgeuse (−2.9) and R Doradus (−2.6) are brighter. The lower output in visible light is due to a lower efficacy as the star has a lower surface temperature than the Sun.