Revised Betelgeuse - Betelgeuse is smaller and healthier than we thought

[Duglis]

http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/betelgeuse-size-distance-08957.html

and many other news sources.

Seems Betelgeuse is smaller and closer than we thought and no supernova for at least 100,000 years. It's healthier, but still towards the end, but not nearly as close as we thought.



Modify 27989
{
Distance 547.9 # 168 pc
Radius 531514800 # 764 Rsol
}

ssc file


courtesy of Luc CEL