Betelgeuse vs Mira

Property Betelgeuse Mira
Ký Hiệu 58Alp Ori 68Omi Cet
Chòm Sao Orion N/A
Phân Loại Quang Phổ Class M — M-type (Red) Class M — M-type (Red)
Cấp Sao Biểu Kiến +0.45 +6.47
Cấp Sao Tuyệt Đối -5.47 1.66
Khoảng Cách 498 ly 299 ly
Khối Lượng N/A N/A
Bán Kính N/A N/A
Nhiệt Độ N/A N/A
Độ Sáng N/A N/A

Key Differences

  • Both are famous variable red giants/supergiants of spectral type M, but at very different evolutionary stages.
  • Mira is a low-mass AGB star on its final evolutionary phase before becoming a planetary nebula; Betelgeuse is a massive red supergiant heading for a supernova.
  • Mira has a pulsation period of ~332 days with an enormous magnitude range; Betelgeuse shows semi-regular variability.
  • Betelgeuse is vastly larger at ~887 R☉ versus Mira's ~332 R☉.
  • Mira has a remarkable 13-light-year tail of shed material trailing behind it through the interstellar medium.

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