This has been hard to determine, there have been reports from some researchers indicating as many as four companions may exist, but so far none of these have been confirmed by other independent researchers. The current best evidence indicates that Betelgeuse is a single "runaway star".
No - it is a single star system
It comes from Arabic.It is the second brightest star in Orion and that is what Betelgeuse means.
Not exactly, while a pulsar is a specific type of neutron star (that being a "spinning neutron star") and a binary system is a pair of stars orbiting each other, a pulsar does not need to be part of a binary system. It would be possible, however to have a binary system with one of the pair being a pulsar and the other a neutron star (assumed to be the non-spinning or "normal neutron star" variety).
Betelgeuse
The star Betelgeuse is estimated to be about 1000 times the diameter of the Sun.If you put Betelgeuse where the Sun is; the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars would all be inside the star.
No. Betelgeuse is a single star.
Rigel is a triple star system.
No. It is actually a triple star system.
Betelgeuse and Alpha Centauri are both prominent stars in the night sky. They are relatively close to Earth in astronomical terms, with Betelgeuse being a red supergiant in the constellation of Orion, while Alpha Centauri is a triple star system closest to our solar system.
Antares and Betelgeuse are supergiant stars, while Polaris is not. Alpha Centauri is a binary star system consisting of three stars: Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, and Proxima Centauri.
No. Betelgeuse is a star well outside of the solar system.
That can be a binary star, a triple star, etc. - in general, a "star system".
Star system with 2 star called? binary star system
Alpha Centauri (binary system) and Proxima Centauri are in the southern constellation of Centaurus.They actually are a triple star system.
Yes. No, it is called a binary system.
No, Betelgeuse is a red star.
The letter representing the star Betelgeuse is "α", which is the Greek letter alpha. It is used in the Bayer designation system to denote the brightest star in the constellation of Orion.