Canopus (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Canopus is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
Canopus
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h23m57s [3] |
| Declination: | −52°41'44" [3] |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Magnitude: | -0.63 (V) [3] -0.42 (BT) [2] -0.61 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 94.8 parsec 309.0 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.17 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 30.6 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 40.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.51 |
Sources