Canicula
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Canicula is an alternative name for Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky and a prominent part of the constellation Canis Major.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | star ⓘ |
| age_years | about 242 million ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alpha Canis Majoris
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ⓘ
Canis Majoris A NERFINISHED ⓘ Dog Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | −1.46 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
CanicularDays
ⓘ
DogDaysOfSummer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialCategory | binaryStarSystem ⓘ |
| companionName | Sirius B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −16°42′58″ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_ly | about 8.6 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_pc | about 2.64 parsecs ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature_K | about 9940 ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude_deg | −8.89 ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude_deg | 227.23 ⓘ |
| hasBayerDesignation | α CMa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor | blue-white ⓘ |
| hasCompanionType | whiteDwarf ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Sirius A
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ⓘ
Sirius B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn |
GreekMythology
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ⓘ
RomanCulture NERFINISHED ⓘ ancientEgyptianAstronomy ⓘ |
| hasFlamsteedDesignation | 9 Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBrightestStarIn |
Canis Major
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ⓘ
nightSky ⓘ |
| isIn | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMostVisibleIn | winterSkyNorthernHemisphere ⓘ |
| isNavigationStar | true ⓘ |
| isNearestATypeStarToSun | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Canis Major
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ⓘ
Canis Major constellation ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom | bothHemispheres ⓘ |
| linkedTo | floodingOfTheNile ⓘ |
| luminosityRelativeToSun | about 25 ⓘ |
| massRelativeToSun | about 2.0 ⓘ |
| properMotion | high ⓘ |
| radialVelocity_kmPerSec | about −5.5 ⓘ |
| radiusRelativeToSun | about 1.7 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 06h45m08.9s ⓘ |
| spectralType | A1V ⓘ |
| spectralTypeOfCompanion | DA2 ⓘ |
| visibleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
| wasUsedFor | heliacalRisingCalendarInAncientEgypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.