Canopus, in astronomy

Canopus, in astronomy, 2d brightest star in the sky, located in the constellation Carina, which is part of the ancient constellation Argo Navis; Bayer designation α Carinae; 1992 position R.A. 6^h23.8^m, Dec. −52°41'. It has an 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. of −0.72, second only to Sirius among the bright stars. Canopus is a yellowish-white giant star of spectral class spectral class, in astronomy, a classification of the stars by their spectrum and luminosity . In 1885, E. C. Pickering began the first extensive attempt to classify the stars spectroscopically.
..... Click the link for more information. F0 I-II. Its distance is about 100 light-years. It is probably named after the ancient Egyptian city of Canopus.

Canopus, city, ancient Egypt

Canopus (kənō`pəs), ancient city of N Egypt, 12 mi (19 km) E of Alexandria. Canopus, the pilot of Menelaus' ship, died there. In Hellenistic times Canopus was known as a pleasure city for the rich. Vases capped with the figure of a human head, called Canopic vases, were used to hold the viscera of embalmed bodies. The Decree of Canopus, issued there in 238 B.C. and found at Tanis, has been of value in studying the ancient Egyptian language. The modern village of Abu Qir Abu Qir or Abukir (both: ă'b
..... Click the link for more information. is near the ancient ruins.

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a port in ancient Egypt east of Alexandria where granite monuments have been found inscribed with the name of Rameses II and written in languages similar to those of the Rosetta stone

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Canopus, in astronomy

Canopus, city, ancient Egypt

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