Canopus Comparison Table

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Canopus comparison table

Subject has right ascension has spectral type has declination is part of has surface temperature is an instance of has V magnitude has color has been observ has B-V magnitude has distance is usually part of is a kind of has apparent magnitude has synonym has definition has luminosity class

F star O, B, A, and early F 6000 to 7500 K yellow-white early star Star of spectral type F in which lines of hydrogen and Ca II are of about equal strength. Metal lines also become noticeable.

naked eye star Milky Way greater than 1000 Kelvin for many centuries asterism naked eye object brighter than 5 A star visible without visual aids

supergiant greater than 1000 Kelvin star An extremely luminous star of large diameter and low density. No supergiants are near enough to establish a trigonometric parallax. I

Canopus 06 23 57.2 F0II -52 41 44 Milky Way 6000 to 7500 K naked eye star -0.72 yellow-white for many centuries 0.15 55 pc asterism brighter than 5 HR 2326 A supergiant, the second brightest star in the southern sky. I

Subject	has right ascension	has spectral type	has declination	is part of	has surface temperature	is an instance of	has V magnitude	has color	has been observ	has B-V magnitude	has distance	is usually part of	is a kind of	has apparent magnitude	has synonym	has definition	has luminosity class
F star		O, B, A, and early F			6000 to 7500 K			yellow-white					early star			Star of spectral type F in which lines of hydrogen and Ca II are of about equal strength. Metal lines also become noticeable.
naked eye star				Milky Way	greater than 1000 Kelvin				for many centuries			asterism	naked eye object	brighter than 5		A star visible without visual aids
supergiant					greater than 1000 Kelvin								star			An extremely luminous star of large diameter and low density. No supergiants are near enough to establish a trigonometric parallax.	I
Canopus	06 23 57.2	F0II	-52 41 44	Milky Way	6000 to 7500 K	naked eye star	-0.72	yellow-white	for many centuries	0.15	55 pc	asterism		brighter than 5	HR 2326	A supergiant, the second brightest star in the southern sky.	I

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