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Canopus

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
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Canopus

(kă-noh -pŭs) (α Car) A conspicuous and luminous white giant that is the brightest star in the constellation Carina and the third-brightest star in the sky after the Sun and Sirius. mv : –0.72; Mv : –2.5; spectral type: A9 II; distance: 23 pc.
Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006

Canopus

[kə′nō·pəs]
(astronomy)
A star that is 180 light-years from the sun; spectral classification F0Ia. Also known as α Carinae.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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