Canopus

Alp Car

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Canopus is a F-type (Yellow-White) star. It carries the designation Alp Car.

Located approximately 309.1 light-years from Earth, Canopus resides within the broader disk of our Milky Way galaxy.

Canopus is classified as a spectral class F star (F-type (Yellow-White)) on the Harvard spectral classification system.

With an apparent magnitude of -0.62, Canopus is one of the brightest stars in the entire night sky. It is easily visible to the naked eye from virtually any location on Earth where it rises above the horizon, and it can even be glimpsed in moderate light pollution. Observers will note its blue-white hue, which corresponds to a B-V color index of +0.164.