{"id":775287,"date":"2023-12-10T12:59:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T17:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=775287"},"modified":"2023-12-10T12:59:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T17:59:51","slug":"an-asteroid-will-briefly-obscure-the-massive-star-betelgeuse-on-monday-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=775287","title":{"rendered":"An asteroid will briefly obscure the massive star Betelgeuse on Monday : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n This image made with the Hubble Space Telescope and released by NASA on Aug. 10, 2020, shows the star Alpha Orionis, or Betelgeuse, a red supergiant that is about 700 million light years from Earth.
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This image made with the Hubble Space Telescope and released by NASA on Aug. 10, 2020, shows the star Alpha Orionis, or Betelgeuse, a red supergiant that is about 700 million light years from Earth.<\/p>\n

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It may not be your typical eclipse, but a celestial event expected to occur for a fleeting few moments this week may still have you star-struck.<\/p>\n

An asteroid is slated to pass in front of the star Betelgeuse and obscure it Monday night in an event known to astronomers as an occultation.<\/p>\n

Experts estimate the rare event will only occur for as many as 15 seconds, according to Space.com.<\/p>\n

Betelgeuse is a red supergiant located roughly 700 light-years from Earth and forms part of the constellation Orion. At 10 million years old, Betelgeuse is significantly younger than our sun, but it’s also about 700 times larger and 7,500 to 14,000 times brighter.<\/p>\n