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canopus

/kəˈnoʊ.pəs/

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noun

/kəˈnoʊ.pəs/C1formalscientific
  • ruИмя собственное, обозначающее звезду-сверхгигант, расположенную примерно в 650 световых годах от Земли, известную как вторая по яркости звезда ночного неба.

A proper noun referring to a supergiant star located approximately 650 light years from Earth, known as the second brightest star in the night sky.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Bright starC1formalscientific

    A yellow-white supergiant star located approximately 650 light-years from Earth, the second brightest star in the night sky after Sirius.

    ruКанопус

    • Canopus is easily visible in the southern hemisphere during summer.
    • Ancient navigators used Canopus to guide their ships across the ocean.
    • Astronomers study Canopus to understand the life cycle of massive stars.