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The '''Canopus''' star system lies approximately 95.9pc from [[Terra]], and is located in a Rimtrailing/Trailing direction from [[Terra]] at bearing 261.2<sup>o</sup> Galactic Longitude and -25.3<sup>o</sup> South Galactic Latitude. | The '''Canopus''' star system lies approximately 95.9pc from [[Terra]], and is located in a Rimtrailing/Trailing direction from [[Terra]] at bearing 261.2<sup>o</sup> Galactic Longitude and -25.3<sup>o</sup> South Galactic Latitude. | ||
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| + | [[TravellerMap]] <small>([[T5SS]])</small>: <br> [https://travellermap.com/?options=58367&x=-15.691&y=-139.577&scale=3.5] | ||
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| − | + | |S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]] | |
| − | | | + | |S3= Author & Contributor: [[User:Rimguy|Rimguy]] |
| − | | | + | |S4= Author & Contributor: [[User:WHULorigan|WHULorigan]] |
| − | | | + | |S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] |
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Revision as of 19:21, 16 January 2019
| Canopus | |
| Spectral | A9 II - F0 Ib |
| Type | Bright Giant / Weak Supergiant |
| Luminosity | 15,000 LSol |
| Lum Rank | 54th |
| Absolute magnitude | −5.71 |
| Mag Terra | −0.74 (2nd) |
| Temperature | 7,350° K |
| Mass | 10.0 MSol |
| Radius | 70 RSol |
Canopus (otherwise known as Alpha Carinae or Soheil) is a borderline A/F-class white bright-giant star, approximately 310 light years from the Sol star system.
Description (Specifications)
Canopus is about 20,000 times brighter than Sol and is the most intrinsically bright star within 700 light years of Sol.
- For a large fraction of stars in the local neighbourhood of Sol, Canopus is the "brightest star in the sky".
- Though it is not a significantly large star, Canopus is the 2nd brightest star as seen from Terra, it is the 54th brightest star in the galaxy, and one of the brightest in Charted Space.
- The corona of Canopus is a significant source of x-ray emission.
The star "2MASS J06234738-5351131" appears to share a common proper motion with Canopus, and is sometimes referred to as "Canopus B". The projected separation of this M dwarf from Canopus proper is approximately 1.9 pc. However, despite the large separation, "Canopus B" still lies within the estimated tidal radius (2.9 pc) of Canopus.
History & Background (Dossier)
The star Canopus lends its name to the Canopus Sector of Charted Space.
The Canopus star system lies approximately 95.9pc from Terra, and is located in a Rimtrailing/Trailing direction from Terra at bearing 261.2o Galactic Longitude and -25.3o South Galactic Latitude.
Image Repository
TravellerMap (T5SS):
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References & Contributors (Sources)
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This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Canopus. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The text of Wikipedia is available under the Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. |
- EXTERNAL LINK: SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg: [2]
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Rimguy
- Author & Contributor: WHULorigan
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science