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Betelgeuse

Red Supergiant System

Star Type

Red Supergiant

Spectral Type

M1-2Ia-Iab

Distance

548 light years

Mass

11.6 solar mass

Temperature

3500 K

Luminosity

120000

Age

8 billion years

Discovered

1836-12-08

Constellation

Capricornus