Canopus

Summary

Canopus is a star^[1]. Canopus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Canopus's instance of is recorded as star^[3].
• Canopus's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[4].
• Canopus's constellation is recorded as Carina^[5].
• Canopus's spectral class is recorded as A9II^[6].
• Canopus's Commons category is recorded as Canopus^[7].
• Canopus's said to be the same as is recorded as Atutahi^[8].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as HR 2326^[9].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as SAO 234480^[10].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 06228-5240^[11].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J06235709-5241441^[12].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as HD 45348^[13].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as HIP 30438^[14].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as α Car^[15].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 0622-52.6^[16].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J062357.2-524139^[17].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as 2EUVE J0624-52.6^[18].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as CEL 1228^[19].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as CPC 19 2125^[20].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J0624-52.6^[21].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as FK5 245^[22].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as GC 8302^[23].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 4091^[24].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as HIC 30438^[25].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as JP11 1384^[26].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as N30 1391^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[3] and near-infrared source^[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HR 2326^[9], SAO 234480^[10], IRAS 06228-5240^[11], 2MASS J06235709-5241441^[12], HD 45348^[13], and HIP 30438^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Canopus include Mount Canopus^[28], a mountain^[29]; Canopus^[30], an atmospheric nuclear test^[31], in France^[32]; and Canopus Crags^[33], a hill^[34].

Why It Matters

Canopus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Canopus is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Canopus include Mount Canopus^[28], a mountain^[29]; Canopus^[30], an atmospheric nuclear test^[31], in France^[32]; and Canopus Crags^[33], a hill^[34].