The AsterNym star registry
Canopus
white · Carina · α Car
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About this star
Canopus is a white star in the constellation Carina, 310 ly from Earth. The light leaving it tonight began travelling 310 years ago — bright enough to find with your own eyes on a clear night.
- Designation
- α Car · HIP 30438
- Spectral type
- A9 II · white
- Right ascension
- 06h 23m 57s
- Declination
- −52° 41′ 45″
- Magnitude
- -0.74 naked-eye
- Distance
- 310 ly
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.