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1. This conclusion, if further corroborated, would suggest an average angular diameter for Betelgeuse closer to Perrin's estimate at 43.33 arcseconds, hence a stellar radius of about 3.4 AU ( 730 R & ) assuming the shorter Hipparcos distance of 498 ?73 ly in lieu of Harper's estimate at 643 ?146 ly.