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Why betelgeuse brighter than procyon?

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Why is Betelgeuse brigther than Procyon?

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Which star is brighter Betelgeuse or Rigel?

Rigel is brighter than Betelgeuse.


Which is brighter Procyon or Gomeisa?

Procyon is a binary starProcyon A has an apparent magnitude of +0.34Procyon B has an apparent magnitude of +10.7Gomeisa has an apparent magnitude of +2.89So Procyon A is brighter than Gomeisa but Procyon B is dimmer.


Which star is brighter Aldebaran or Betelgeuse?

Betelgeuse is brighter.


Which is brighter Aldebaran or Betelgeuse?

This could be considered a trick question. Generally, Betelgeuse is brighter BUT Betelgeuse is what we call a variable star and there are times when it is fainter than Aldebaran.


Which is the brighter star aldeberan or Betelgeuse?

Betelgeuse is more luminous than Aldebaran.


Why is Jupiter in the night sky brighter than betelgeuse?

Jupiter is brighter than Betelgeuse in the night sky because it is much closer to the Earth in comparison to Betelgeuse(Betelgeuse is more than 500 lightyears away form the Earth). This way, Jupiter appears larger than Betelgeuse, and celestial objects that appear larger also appear brighter than objects that appear small.


Is Betelgeuse warmer than the sun?

No. While Betelgeuse is larger and brighter than the sun, it actually has a lower surface temperature.


Which is brighter Rigel or Betelgeuse?

Rigel is brighter.


What is Betelgeuse going to do when it dies?

Betelgeuse will die in a massive explosion called a supernova. When this happens it will appear brighter than the full moon.


Does our sun have a lower absolute magnitude then Betelgeuse?

Our sun has an absolute magnitude of 4.83, compared to Betelgeuse's absolute magnitude of -6.05. This means that Betelgeuse is more than 10 magnitudes brighter than our sun.


How much brighter is Alnitak than Betelgeuse?

It all depends on where you view them from. The apparent magnitude, is defined as being viewed from Earth Betelgeuse: 0.58 - Brighter Zeta Orionis (Alnitak) = 1.70 The absolute magnitude, is defined as being viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs. Betelgeuse: -5.14 Zeta Orionis: -5.25 - Brighter