Canopus vs Sirius
| Propriedade | Canopus | Sirius |
|---|---|---|
| Designação | Alp Car | 9Alp CMa |
| Constelação | N/A | Canis Major |
| Classe Espectral | Class F — F-type (Yellow-White) | Class A — A-type (White) |
| Magnitude Aparente | -0.62 | -1.44 |
| Magnitude Absoluta | -5,50 | 1,45 |
| Distância | 309 ly | 8.6 ly |
| Massa | N/A | N/A |
| Raio | N/A | N/A |
| Temperatura | N/A | N/A |
| Luminosidade | N/A | N/A |
Principais Diferenças
- ◆ Sirius is the brightest star in the sky (mag −1.46); Canopus is the second-brightest (mag −0.74).
- ◆ Sirius is only 8.6 light-years away; Canopus is approximately 310 light-years distant.
- ◆ Canopus is a luminous F-type bright giant at ~10,700 L☉; Sirius is an A-type main-sequence star at 25.4 L☉.
- ◆ Canopus is used for spacecraft attitude control due to its exceptional brightness.
- ◆ Sirius has a white dwarf companion (Sirius B); Canopus is not known to have a stellar companion.