Star Names · Entry

Betelgeuse

Arabic (heavily corrupted through translation)

“hand (or shoulder) of Orion, disputed due to transcription errors”

Where it comes from

possibly yad al-jawza (يد الجوزاء), 'hand of the great one'

Fun Fact

Betelgeuse is a red supergiant so enormous that, if placed at the center of our solar system, its outer edge would extend past the orbit of Jupiter.

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