- Stars with a name
- Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse
α Orionis
Betelgeuse is a red supergiant, in the constellation Orion. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1528.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in January, February, March, and December.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 0.45.
What it’s like
It gives off 13,415 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 3,800 degrees.
It is 498.0 light years away: 4711 trillion kilometres.