Canopus

Summary

Canopus is a star^[1]. Canopus ranks in the top 0.35% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (687 views/month, #5 of 1,417).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canopus's image is recorded as Canopus.jpg^[3].
• Canopus's instance of is recorded as star^[4].
• Canopus's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[5].
• Canopus's constellation is recorded as Carina^[6].
• Canopus's spectral class is recorded as A9II^[7].
• Canopus's Commons category is recorded as Canopus^[8].
• Canopus's said to be the same as is recorded as Atutahi^[9].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as HR 2326^[10].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as SAO 234480^[11].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 06228-5240^[12].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J06235709-5241441^[13].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as HD 45348^[14].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as HIP 30438^[15].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as α Car^[16].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 0622-52.6^[17].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J062357.2-524139^[18].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as 2EUVE J0624-52.6^[19].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as CEL 1228^[20].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as CPC 19 2125^[21].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J0624-52.6^[22].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as FK5 245^[23].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as GC 8302^[24].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 4091^[25].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as HIC 30438^[26].
• Canopus's catalog code is recorded as JP11 1384^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[4] and near-infrared source^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HR 2326^[10], SAO 234480^[11], IRAS 06228-5240^[12], 2MASS J06235709-5241441^[13], HD 45348^[14], and HIP 30438^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Canopus include Canopus^[28], an atmospheric nuclear test^[29], in France^[30]; Canopus Crags^[31], a hill^[32]; and Mount Canopus^[33], a mountain^[34].

Why It Matters

Canopus ranks in the top 0.35% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (687 views/month, #5 of 1,417).^[2] Canopus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Canopus is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Canopus include Canopus^[28], an atmospheric nuclear test^[29], in France^[30]; Canopus Crags^[31], a hill^[32]; and Mount Canopus^[33], a mountain^[34].