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If our sun was replaced by Betelgeuse, the earth would be inside the star: sun diameter = 1.3927 million km Betelgeuse diameter = 1.234 billion km
by waynecochran 7y ago
If our sun was replaced by Betelgeuse, the earth would be inside the star:
sun diameter = 1.3927 million km
Betelgeuse diameter = 1.234 billion km
Betelgeuse diameter / sun diameter = 886 > 100
The size of these stars is beyond mind boggling.