Is Betelgeuse Really Over 100,000 Times Brighter Than the Sun?

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Hi !

If side by side, how much would Betelgeuse be brighter than Sun?
I mean visible light.

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I believe it is over 100,000 times as luminous as the sun. This is from wikipedia. =)
 

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