Betelgeuse system

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf star system
gptkbp:age approximately 10 million years
gptkbp:climate approximately 3,500 K
gptkbp:companionPlants none confirmed
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Betelgeuse
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin from_Arabic_'Ibt_al-Jauza'
gptkbp:crew approximately 400 days
gptkbp:culturalSignificance prominent in various mythologies
gptkbp:diameter approximately 1,000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:hasRecognition around 0.42
gptkbp:historicalEvent extensively studied by astronomers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Betelgeuse system
gptkbp:inheritsFrom red supergiant phase
gptkbp:length approximately 642 light years
gptkbp:lighting irregular
approximately 100,000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:locationType easily visible in winter months in the Northern Hemisphere
gptkbp:relatedEvent expected to explode as a supernova
gptkbp:releaseYear known since antiquity
gptkbp:size one of the largest stars visible to the naked eye
gptkbp:type M1-M2
red supergiant
gptkbp:vision gptkb:Orion
gptkbp:weight approximately 10 to 20 solar masses