Betelgeuse has a tiny companion star hidden in plain sight

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• Zachariah@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  After more than a century of speculation, data seem to confirm that Betelgeuse (the brightest star in the Orion constellation, shown here) has a much smaller star as an orbital companion.

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  Two independent studies found evidence of a star about the same mass as the sun, orbiting Betelgeuse about once every 2,100 days.

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• daisyKutter@lemmy.ml ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Named Lydia?

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