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As seen from Earth, Betelgeuse as a type II-P supernova would have a peak apparent magnitude somewhere in the range −8 to −12. [176] 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 ...
If Betelgeuse were too close to Earth, the eventual supernova could cause an extinction here on Earth. However, even at 530 light-years distance, our planet will still be safe from the eventual ...
Red supergiants develop deep convection zones reaching from the surface over halfway to the core and these cause strong enrichment of nitrogen at the surface, with some enrichment of heavier elements. [26] Some red supergiants undergo blue loops where they temporarily increase in temperature before returning to the red supergiant state. This ...
Comparison of VLT-SPHERE images of Betelgeuse taken in January 2019 and December 2019, showing the changes in brightness and shape. Betelgeuse is an intrinsically variable star. A variable star is a star whose brightness as seen from Earth (its apparent magnitude) changes systematically with time.
Astronomers have taken the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy, and it’s a “monster star” surrounded by a cocoon as it slowly dies.
Betelgeuse has entered an uncommon period of brightening again, this time rising in brightness by around 50 percent. Is the star about to go supernova?
It may end its life in a supernova. [27] The effective temperature of the outer envelope of this star is 22,000 K, [11] which is considerably hotter than the 5,772 K on the Sun. This high temperature gives this star the blue-white hue that occurs with B-type stars. [28] It shows a projected rotational velocity of around 52 km/s. [14]
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.