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Betelgeuse, or Alpha Orionis A red supergiant
star in the constellation of Orion and the
tenth brightest star in the sky, although its
brightness varies. It is over 300 times the
diameter of the Sun, about the same size as
the orbit of Mars, and lies 650 light years
from Earth.