Reported distance to Betelgeuse
Bug #926588 reported by
Ian Hargraves
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Stellarium |
Fix Released
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Low
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Alexander Wolf |
Bug Description
The reported distance to Betelgeuse 427.47 lys is at odds with currently accepted figure of 197 +/- 45 pc=642lys.
Hipparcos catalogue suggests 131 +/- 30 pc = 427lys
Does Stellarium use the Hipparcos data set? If so there are still major issues with some of the Hipparcos distances and this is probably the cause of the problem.
Related branches
Changed in stellarium: | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
status: | New → Opinion |
Changed in stellarium: | |
status: | Opinion → Confirmed |
tags: | added: catalog |
Changed in stellarium: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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Yes, we used Hipparcos for bright stars