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Canopus

Canopus Meaning & Definition
Canopus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Canopus?

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

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See Also | Carina | supergiant

Canopus In Webster's Dictionary

\Ca*no"pus\, n. [L. Canopus, fr. Gr. ?, town of Egypt.] (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude in the southern constellation Argo.

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