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Suppose that instead of our sun, our star were a giant star such as Betelgeuse. The mass of Betelgeuse is estimated to be about 20 times that of our sun. With earth in the same orbit? With its same mass, how long would our year be in earth days if we orbited Betelgeuse?

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