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Adhara (ădhâr`ə), bright star in the constellation Canis Major Canis Major (kā`nĭs) [Lat.,=greater dog], constellation lying near the celestial equator, SE of Orion.
..... Click the link for more information. ; Bayer designation ε Canis Majoris; 1992 position R.A. 6^h58.3^m, Dec. −31°54'. A bluish-white giant (spectral class B2 II) with apparent magnitude magnitude, in astronomy, measure of the brightness of a star or other celestial object. The stars cataloged by Ptolemy (2d cent. A.D.), all visible with the unaided eye, were ranked on a brightness scale such that the brightest stars were of 1st magnitude and the
..... Click the link for more information. 1.5, it is one of the 25 brightest stars in the sky. Adhara is a visual binary star binary star or binary system, pair of stars that are held together by their mutual gravitational attraction and revolve about their common center of mass.
..... Click the link for more information. with combined luminosity about 8,000 times that of the sun; its distance is about 700 light-years. The name is from the Arabic meaning "virgin."

Adhara [ə′där·ə]

(astronomy)

A star of spectral type B2II. Also known as ε Canis Majoris.