Celestial Objects

Betelgeuse

Red Supergiant Star

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General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Betelgeuse." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/betelgeuse.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Betelgeuse. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/betelgeuse

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-betelgeuse,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Betelgeuse},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/betelgeuse},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star roughly 400 to 600 light-years away in the constellation Orion, nearing the end of its life and expected to end in a type II supernova that, while dramatic, poses no danger to life on Earth.

Facts

Object Type

Star 1

Sources

1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Wikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org, Betelgeuse, lead section

Quote, en.wikipedia.org, Betelgeuse, lead section

When Betelgeuse detonates as a brilliant type II supernova, it will shine as bright as the half-Moon for more than three months; life on Earth will be unharmed.

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