Definitions for Canopus
kəˈnoʊ pəscano·pus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Canopusnoun

   supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky

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1. Canopusnoun

   A yellowish-white supergiant star in the constellation Carina; Alpha (u03B1) Carinae. It is the second brightest star in the night sky.

2. Canopusnoun

   The pilot of King Menelaus's ship in the Iliad.

3. Canopusnoun

   An ancient city in northern Egypt, known for extravagance.

4. Etymology: From Canopus, from

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1. Canopus

   Canopus is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina and the second-brightest star in the night sky. It is also designated α Carinae, which is Latinised to Alpha Carinae. With a visual apparent magnitude of −0.74, it is outshone only by Sirius. Located around 310 light-years from the Sun, Canopus is a bright giant of spectral type A9, so it is essentially white when seen with the naked eye. It has a luminosity over 10,000 times the luminosity of the Sun, is eight times as massive, and has expanded to 71 times the Sun's radius. Its enlarged photosphere has an effective temperature of around 7,400 K. Canopus is undergoing core helium burning and is currently in the so-called blue loop phase of its evolution, having already passed through the red-giant branch after exhausting the hydrogen in its core. Canopus is a source of X-rays, which are likely being emitted from its corona. The prominent appearance of Canopus means it has been the subject of mythological lore among many ancient peoples. Its proper name is generally considered to originate from the mythological Canopus, who was a navigator for Menelaus, king of Sparta. The acronychal rising marked the date of the Ptolemaia festival in Egypt. In ancient India, it was named Agastya after the revered Vedic sage. For Chinese astronomers, it was known as the Old Man of the South Pole.

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1. canopus

   Canopus is the second-brightest star in the night sky, located in the southern constellation Carina. It is also known as Alpha Carinae in astronomical terms and is visible in southern latitudes and low northern latitudes. It's also notable in being used for spacecraft navigation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Canopusnoun

   a star of the first magnitude in the southern constellation Argo

2. Etymology: [L. Canopus, fr. Gr. , town of Egypt.]

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1. Canopus

   Canopus is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina and Argo Navis, and the second brightest star in the night-time sky, after Sirius. Canopus's visual magnitude is −0.72, and it has an absolute magnitude of −5.53. Canopus is a supergiant of spectral type F. Canopus is essentially white when seen with the naked eye. It is located in the far southern sky, at a declination of −52° 42' and a right ascension of 06h24.0m.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Canopus

   ka-nō′pus, n. a bright star in the southern constellation Argo navis: an Egyptian vase for holding the entrails of the body embalmed.—adj. Canop′ic. [L.,—Gr.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Canopus

   the blue vault of heaven with its stars, revered and worshipped by the son of the sandy desert as a friend and guide to him, as he wanders over the waste at night alone.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. canopus

   The lucida of Argo Navis, and a Greenwich star. Also, a city of classical importance, visited by the heroes of the Trojan war, the reputed burial-place of the pilot of Menelaus, &c. But, as some ancient places have been so fortunate as to renew their classical importance in modern times, so this, under the modern name of Abukeir, has received a new "stamp of fate," by its overlooking, like Salamis, the scene of a naval battle, which also led to a decision of the fate of nations. In this bay Nelson, at one blow, destroyed the fleet of the enemy, and cut off the veteran army of France from the shores of Egypt. The Canopian mouth of the Nile was the most westerly of all the branches of that celebrated river.

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1. Canopus

   (Cano′pus). The Egyptian god of water, the conqueror of fire.

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1. • Supergiant

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How to pronounce Canopus?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Canopus in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Canopus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Canopus
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Canopus
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canopus
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Canopus
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Canopus
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Canopus
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Canopus
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Canopus
10. ^ Mythology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=Canopus
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Canopus