Betelgeuse

Summary

Betelgeuse is a red supergiant^[1]. Betelgeuse ranks in the top 6% of red_supergiant entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,579 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Betelgeuse's image is recorded as Position Alpha Ori.png^[3].
• Betelgeuse's image is recorded as Location of the binary system of Betelgeuse in constellation Orion.png^[4].
• Betelgeuse's instance of is recorded as red supergiant^[5].
• Betelgeuse's instance of is recorded as long-period variable star^[6].
• Betelgeuse's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[7].
• Betelgeuse's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[8].
• Betelgeuse's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[9].
• Betelgeuse's instance of is recorded as sub-millimetric source^[10].
• Betelgeuse's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[11].
• Betelgeuse's instance of is recorded as semiregular variable star^[12].
• Betelgeuse's instance of is recorded as star^[13].
• Betelgeuse's instance of is recorded as variable star^[14].
• Betelgeuse's instance of is recorded as pulsating variable star^[15].
• Betelgeuse's constellation is recorded as Orion^[16].
• Betelgeuse's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 235966631^[17].
• Betelgeuse's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4378163464461105680002^[18].
• Betelgeuse's spectral class is recorded as M1-M2Ia-Iab^[19].
• Betelgeuse's GND ID is recorded as 4144977-0^[20].
• Betelgeuse's part of is recorded as Winter Triangle^[21].
• Betelgeuse's Commons category is recorded as Betelgeuse^[22].
• Betelgeuse's companion of is recorded as Q130502045^[23].
• Betelgeuse's catalog code is recorded as SAO 113271^[24].
• Betelgeuse's catalog code is recorded as GSC 00129-01873^[25].
• Betelgeuse's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05551028+0724255^[26].
• Betelgeuse's catalog code is recorded as HD 39801^[27].

Body

Geography

Betelgeuse's part of is recorded as Winter Triangle^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include red supergiant^[5], long-period variable star^[6], navigational star^[7], infrared source^[8], near-infrared source^[9], and sub-millimetric source^[10].

History and Context

Catalog codes include SAO 113271^[24], GSC 00129-01873^[25], 2MASS J05551028+0724255^[26], HD 39801^[27], HIP 27989^[28], and HR 2061^[29].

Why It Matters

Betelgeuse ranks in the top 6% of red_supergiant entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,579 views/month).^[2] Betelgeuse has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Betelgeuse is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]