2 Quotes & Sayings By Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse is a star of the constellation Orion. It is the eighth-brightest star in the night sky, and one of the most prominent. At magnitude 0.9, it is also among the 100 closest stellar objects to Earth, at approximately 1.1 light years distant. This makes it an excellent target for amateur astronomers, who can often make out its characteristic red hue in dark skies without optical aid
Betelgeuse is one of the most luminous stars known, with about two million times that of the Sun's luminosity. It is also one of the hot stars known. Its surface temperature is about 3,000 K (3,700 °C; 6,700 °F), making it appear white in most photographs; however, its spectrum shows it to be orange-red.