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Markdown
9 lines
542 B
Markdown
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name: Betelgeuse (α Ori)
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constellation: Ori
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created_by: 8mag
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created_date: 2022-01-21 17:00:00
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updated_by: skybber
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updated_date: 2022-02-06 11:54:38.243093
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this luminous red giant is a semi-regular variable star whose brightness varies between 0.4mag and 1.3mag over a period of about 5.7 years. However, it is more orange in colour in the binocular. Betelgeuse is one of the largest stars visible to the naked eye. If it were at the position of the Sun, its edge would extend to the asteroid belt. It lies 500-600 light years away. |