1Betelgeuse

media type="custom" key="3474764"__**Betelgeuse**__ Features -red, cool star -larger than the diameter of venus -brightest star on orion -950 times larger than the sun

Quick Facts -few million years old -also known as "orion's hand" -will most likely become a supernova and outshine the moon -a red supergiant

Backround Information -one of the oldest stars on orion -also known as alpha ori -name is arabic for "house of the twins" -know as alpha ori

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