Betelgeuse Binary System

betelgeuse and its potential companion star, evidence for which was found by two studies in 2024. currently the companion's existence is unconfirmed, and as such it doesn't have an official name, so a nickname is used for it here. note that the properties of the companion as presented here are estimations and will likely turn out to be inaccurate once its existence is confirmed or refuted. objects Betelgeuse - pretty sure you already know about it Betelbuddy (Siwarha) - a young F-type pre-main sequence star most likely 1. 6 times as massive as the sun, expected to get killed by betelgeuse in 10,000 years