Alpha Carinae (Canopus)
Alpha Carinae (α Car), also known as Canopus, is a spectral class F0Ib star of magnitude -0.72 located in the constellation Carina. α Car is one of the brighter stars in Carina and can be seen by the naked eye under dark skies or with binoculars.
- Name:
- Alpha Carinae
- Short name:
- α Car
- Common name:
- Canopus
- Spectral class:
- F0Ib
- Magnitude:
- -0.72
- Right Acension:
- 06h 23m 57.09s
- Declination:
- -52° 41' 44.6"
- Constellation:
- Carina
- Notes:
- Star of planet Arrakis (Dune), in the Dune universe.