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Sign in to saveAlso known as Alpha Carinae, α Car, α Carinae, SRS 30245, SAO 234480, Agastya, PLX 1497, PPM 335149
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Canopus is the second-brightest star visible in the night sky, located in the southern constellation Carina, and is so luminous that only the star Sirius shines brighter. It matters to astronomers and stargazers because its exceptional brightness makes it one of the most prominent celestial landmarks for navigation and observation, especially in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- *
- Spectral type
- A9II
- Distance
- 309 light-years
- Redshift
- z = 0.00006771580404030253
- Coordinates
- RA 95.9880° · Dec -52.6957°
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Wikidata facts
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- catalog code
- UBV M 12094
- Commons category
- Canopus
- spectral class
- F0
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- topic's main category
- Category:Canopus
- stellar rotational velocity
- 9
- apparent magnitude
- -1.35
- epoch
- J2000.0
- right ascension
- 95.987957829
- declination
- -52.695661384
- effective temperature
- 6904
- parallax
- 10.55
- radial velocity
- 23.3
- metallicity
- -0.06
- surface gravity
- 31.6
- absolute magnitude
- -5.71
- luminosity
- 13300
- right ascension component of proper motion
- 18
- declination component of proper motion
- 17
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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