SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Betelgeuse (Star) pronounced Beetle-juice
Facts: Betelgeuse is the ninth brightest star in the night sky and second brightest in the constellation of Orion
Mass: 15.31E30 kg (7.7 Solar mass)
The constellation of Orion (below)
Distance to Earth: 642.5 light years Surface temperature: 3,500 K Magnitude: 0.42 Radius: 820,700,000 km (1,180 R☉) Constellation: Orion
Proxima Centauri
Proxima Centauri (star) is a red dwarf about 4.24 light-years from the Sun, inside the G-cloud, in the constellation of Centaurus. Wikipedia
Distance to Earth: 4.243 light years Mass: 244.6E27 kg (0.123 Solar mass) Surface temperature: 3,042 K Luminosity: 0.0017 L☉ Radius: 100,800 km (0.145 R☉) Constellation: Centaurus