Canopus is the second brightest star in the night sky, second only to Sirius, both of which appear in the southern hemisphere. Canopus is an older star off of the main sequence, having burned all of its hydrogen core and past its red-giant phase, it is now fusing helium into carbon and burning a hot blue tint at 7,400k heavy with X-rays. Being the second brightest star in the sky, Canopus is a source of ancient lore.
Name: Canopus
Designation: Alpha Carinae
Constellation: Carina
Hemisphere: Southern
Spectral Class: F-type supergiant
Temperature: 7,400K
Distance: 310 LY
Apparent Magnitude: -0.72
Canopus is the second brightest star in the night sky, second only to Sirius, both of which appear in the southern hemisphere. Canopus is an older star off of the main sequence, having burned all of its hydrogen core and past its red-giant phase, it is now fusing helium into carbon and burning a hot blue tint at 7,400k heavy with X-rays. Being the second brightest star in the sky, Canopus is a source of ancient lore.
Name: Canopus
Designation: Alpha Carinae
Constellation: Carina
Hemisphere: Southern
Spectral Class: F-type supergiant
Temperature: 7,400K
Distance: 310 LY
Apparent Magnitude: -0.72
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