Betelguese

Betelguese is a star that is located with a right ascension of 5h 55m 10.37s and a declination of +7°24'25.35".  It is a class M star and is expected to go supernova go supernova sometime in the future, but it's over 400 light years away and will do no harm. It is very heavy in metals, showing how it is after it's main sequence, and it's life will end relatively soon. It is exceptionally abundant in titanium oxide, showing an abundance of Titanium and Oxygen.
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Visible Spectra of the Elements. (n.d.). Retrieved September 29, 2015

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