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Betelgeuse marks the "Hunter's" right shoulder. For a northern-Hemisphere observer
viewing the constellation, it's the bright, reddish star in the upper-left corner of Orion's
main rectangle.
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What are the coordinates of Betelgeuse?
The red giant star Betelgeuse is the bright reddish star at the "shoulder" of Orion, the Hunter. Orion is one of the most distinctive constellations in the winter sky, and is easily visible in the winter and early spring. In this season, Orion is setting as the Sun goes down, and it will not be especially visible until the late fall again, when it will rise at sunset.
What is the star in Orion's shoulder called?
Betelgeuse is the red supergiant star at Orion's right shoulder, with Bellatrix - a blue giant - as the left shoulder. If would seem logical that Orion is depicted as facing us.
Why is orion's belt called orion's belt?
Because it looks like the belt of the hunter Orion, as depicted in the stars of the constellation Orion.
What is the red supergiant star in the constellation Orion?
Rigel (beta Orionis) is the brightest star in the constellation Orion and one of the brightest stars in the sky.
Where does the betelgeuse belong?
Rigel (Beta Orionis) is the brightest star in the constellation Orion and the sixth brightest star in the sky.It is a type B star and will have a temperature between 10,000 -> 30,000 KObservations have placed it's surface temperature at 12,130K. This equates to:21,374 degrees Fahrenheit11,857 degrees Celsius
Which constellation does Betelgeuse belong to?
Orion the hunter.
What is the Constellation containing Betelgeuse and Rigel?
Orion The Hunter.
Is Betelgeuse located in the little dipper?
No. Betelgeuse is in Orion.
What shape does the constellation Betelgeuse make?
Betelgeuse is a star, not a constellation. It is part of the constellation Orion, the hunter.
Is betelgeuse a nebula?
No. Betelgeuse is a red super-giant star, the red star at the left shoulder of Orion the Hunter.
Were can betelgeuse the star be located?
Betelgeuse is the second brightest star in the constellation Orion.
Rigel and Betelgeuse are stars of what constellation?
They are both in the same constellation. Orion the Hunter.
Is there a star called betelgeuse?
Yes, there is a star named Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse is a red star located on the constellation of Orion.
What is the alpha star of orion the hunter?
It is Betelgeuse, though Rigel is the brightest star in the constellation.
What constelation's are named after a mythical hunter includes the star Betelgeuse?
Only one: The constellation orion
Is the Betelgeuse next to Orion?
Betelgeuse is part of Orion, it is the red star on Orion's left shoulder.
Where is the Beedle Juice star?
Betelgeuse is in the constellation of Orion, and is otherwise known as alpha Orionis. It is on the left "shoulder" of the Orion hunter, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere.
