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Betelgeuse

BETELGEUSE · red supergiant · Rare

Betelgeuse

About 550 light-years away, near the end of its life.

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100 of 100 left
Price
$8
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The real thing

Photograph
Betelgeuse, photographed by ALMA
ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/E. O’Gorman/P. Kervella · CC BY 4.0

Record

α Orionis
Object
red supergiant
Rarity
Rare
RA
05:55:10.20
Dec
+07:24:25.56
DISTANCE
~550 ly
SIZE
~760 × Sun
DIMMED
2019–20
Editions issued
0 / 100
Direct price
$8
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