Great Dimming

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:brightnessDrop about 35%
gptkbp:causedBy dust cloud
stellar surface cooling
gptkbp:endDate early 2020
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Dimming
gptkbp:location gptkb:Orion_constellation
gptkbp:notableFor significant decrease in Betelgeuse's brightness
gptkbp:observedBy astronomers worldwide
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Betelgeuse
gptkbp:relatedTo Betelgeuse supernova speculation
gptkbp:startDate late 2019
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2019–2020_dimming_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7