- 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 temperature is about 3,500 degrees Celsius.
It is 498.0 light years away: 4711 trillion kilometres.