Canopus is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina and the second-brightest star in the night sky. It is also designated α Carinae, which is romanized (transliterated) to Alpha Carinae. With a visual apparent magnitude of −0.74, it is outshone only by Sirius.

5 天之前 · Canopus, Alpha Carinae (α Car), is a white bright giant star located in the southern constellation Carina. With an apparent magnitude of -0.74, it is the brightest star in Carina and the second brightest star in the sky, after Sirius. Canopus lies at an approximate distance of 310 light years from Earth.

2020年1月30日 · Canopus is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina, and the second-brightest star in the night sky after Sirius. Though the star is so bright, it is not visible from all across the globe due to Earth’s movement. Canopus is at around 310 light-years / 95 parsecs away from the Sun.

2015年4月19日 · Canopus is yellowish-white giant star 65 times the size of our sun, and located 313 light-years away in the constellation Carina. It has a surface temperature of around 13,600 °F, compared to 10,000°F for the Sun, and shines more than 15,000 times brighter.

Canopus, also known as Alpha Carinae, is the brightest star in Carina constellation and the second brightest star in the night sky, only fainter than Sirius. It has an apparent magnitude of -0.72. The name Canopus comes from the Greek name Κάνωβος (Kanôbos), first recorded in Ptolemy’s Almagest (150 AD).

2013年9月18日 · Canopus is a bright star most easily visible in the Southern Hemisphere. It is in the constellation Carina, the keel. The star is of a fairly rare type, considered a class F giant on the...

2014年9月15日 · Canopus, Alpha Carinae, is the brightest star in Carina constellation and the second brightest star in the night sky. Canopus is fainter only than Sirius. The star is a supergiant or bright giant, yellowish-white in colour, with an apparent magnitude of -0.

CANOPUS (Alpha Carinae). As northerners drive south on winter vacations, if they are familiar with the sky they encounter something of a surprise. Just below the sky's brightest star, Canis Major's Sirius, is the SECOND brightest star, Canopus, 30 degrees and almost exactly south of Mirzam, one of Sirius's announcing

Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky, is a celestial beacon that has captivated stargazers for millennia. Its name, derived from the Arabic word "Kdnupus," evokes a sense of mystery and wonder, reflecting the star's powerful presence in the Southern Hemisphere.

Canopus, also known as Suhayl, Suhel, Suhail, α Carinae, CPD−52°1941, FK5 245, GC 8302, HD 45348, HIP 30438, HR 2326 and SAO 234480, is a Blue Giant Star located inside The Carina Constellation. Canopus has a mass of 8 Solar Masses, a radius of 71 Solar Radiuses and a luminosity of 10,700 Solar Luminosities.