HR 2061

E557729

HR 2061 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Betelgeuse, the prominent red supergiant star in the constellation Orion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bright Star Catalogue object
star
alsoKnownAs Alpha Orionis NERFINISHED
Betelgeuse NERFINISHED
apparentMagnitudeV about 0.5
variable
bayerDesignation Alpha Orionis NERFINISHED
belongsTo Milky Way NERFINISHED
catalogueDesignation HD 39801 NERFINISHED
HIP 27989 NERFINISHED
HR 2061
SAO 113271 NERFINISHED
colorIndexBMinusV about +1.85
declination_J2000 +07° 24′ 25″
distanceFromEarth_ly about 550
between 500 and 700 light-years
effectiveTemperature_K about 3500
evolutionaryStage late-stage massive star
red supergiant phase
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasColor red
hasExtendedAtmosphere true
hasMassLoss strong stellar wind and mass loss
hasNotableEvent experienced significant dimming in 2019–2020
hemisphere celestial northern hemisphere
isNakedEyeVisible true
isOneOf brightest stars in the night sky
largest stars visible to the naked eye
isPartOfAsterism Orion constellation pattern
isProminentIn winter sky of the Northern Hemisphere
locatedInConstellation Orion NERFINISHED
luminosity_solarLuminosities about 100000
between 60000 and 140000
mass_solarMasses about 15
between 10 and 20
metallicity_FeH approximately solar
parallax_mas about 4.5
positionInConstellation right shoulder of Orion
properMotionDec_masPerYr about 10
properMotionRA_masPerYr about 24
radialVelocity_kmPerS about +21
radius_solarRadii about 900
between 700 and 1000
rightAscension_J2000 05h 55m 10.3s
spectralType M1–M2 Ia–ab
variableType semiregular variable star
willEndAs core-collapse supernova

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Betelgeuse catalogIdentifier HR 2061