Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse is part of the Orion Constellation and is the ninth brightest star in the night sky. It is set to collapse into a Type II supernova within the 100,000 years.

 

Location: RA 5° 55' 10" | Dec 7° 24.426'

Stellar Classification: Red Supergiant, Spectral type M2

Chemical Makeup: Carbon, Nitrogen, and Oxygen abundances. 

Spectrum Analysis: 

Source:

Lambert, D., Brown, J., Hinkle, K., & Johnson, H. (1984). Carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen abundances in Betelgeuse. ApJ ApJL The Astrophysical Journal, 284, 223-227. doi:10.1086/162401

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