Zeta Canis Majoris, or ζ Canis Majoris, also named Furud /ˈfjʊərəd/, is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Canis Major. This system...
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stars in the known universe Murzim (Beta Canis Majoris) Muliphen (Gamma CMa) Wezen (Delta CMa) Adhara (Epsilon CMa) Furud (Zeta CMa) Aludra (Eta CMa)....
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2013). "Eta Canis Majoris". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 5 February 2014. "Zeta Canis Majoris – Cepheid Variable"...
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the direction opposite of the solar apex, is located near the star Zeta Canis Majoris. Animations of star motions around apex and antapex The movement of...
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lion's mane) الضفيرة الْضَّفِيرَة Zeta Leonis Adhara al-ʽAdhārā the Virgin / Nymph العذارى الْعَذَارَى Epsilon Canis Majoris A Adhil adh-Dhayl the Tail / Annex...
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Psi Ursae Majoris Star 3.01 Gamma Gruis Star 3.01 Beta Capricorni Quintuple star system 3.02 2.97 Omicron2 Canis Majoris Star 3.03 2.88 Zeta Tauri Binary...
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supergiant Eta Canis Majoris, a blue supergiant of spectral type B5Ia UW Canis Majoris (UW CMa), two blue (O-type) supergiants in a binary system Zeta Puppis...
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known stars: Mu Cephei VV Cephei A NML Cygni RW Cephei S Persei VY Canis Majoris - potentially the largest star in the Milky Way KY Cygni PZ Cassiopeiae...
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sometimes used for the most extended and unstable red supergiants like VY Canis Majoris and NML Cygni. The "red" part of "red supergiant" refers to the cool...
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20 ly. Spectral standards: F0IIIa – Zeta Leonis F0Ib – Alpha Leporis F1V - 37 Ursae Majoris F2V – 78 Ursae Majoris F7V - Iota Piscium F9V - Beta Virginis...
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7s Crux 321 B0.5IV+B1V Zeta Ophiuchi 16h 37m 09.54s –10° 34′ 01.5″ Ophiuchus 366 O9.5V Adhara 06h 58m 37.6s –28° 58′ 19″ Canis Major 430±30 B2 II Betelgeuse...
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disks and increase in brightness are known as shell events. 27 Canis Majoris Beta Canis Minoris Pleione Labadie-Bartz, Jonathan; Baade, Dietrich; Carciofi...
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IAU-approved Star Names. (The historical form Furud was chosen for Zeta Canis Majoris.) In Chinese, 孫 (Sūn), meaning Grandson, refers to an asterism consisting...
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Current distance Current magnitude Epsilon Canis Majoris ... −4,460,000 −4,700,000 −3.99 34 430 1.50 Beta Canis Majoris −4,460,000 −3,700,000 −4,420,000 −3.65...
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4 visibly bright O-type stars are Gamma Velorum, Alnitak (Zeta Orionis), Mintaka (Delta Orionis), and Zeta Puppis. The corona present in other spectral types...
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VV Cephei (redirect from Zeta Aurigae star)
accretion disc around the hot secondary. Stellar classification VY Canis Majoris List of largest known stars Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the...
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Cygni — suddenly brightened in the 17th century WNC4 — Messier Object 40 Zeta Boötis — speckle binary test system Lists of astronomical objects Astronomical...
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was computed in 1827, when Félix Savary computed the orbit of Xi Ursae Majoris. Over the years, many more double stars have been catalogued and measured...
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Size comparison of some well-known supergiant and hypergiant stars, featuring Cygnus OB2-12, V382 Carinae, Betelgeuse, VV Cephei, and VY Canis Majoris...
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seen east of Sirius, southwest of Procyon, northeast of Delta Canis Majoris, and north of Zeta Puppis. On May 17, 2006, a team of astronomers using the European...
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Fire. The Well Mansion corresponds to constellations Auriga, Cancer, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Carina, Columba, Gemini, Monoceros, Orion, Pictor, Puppis and...
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constellations: Icarius as Boötes, Erigone as Virgo, and Maera as Canis Major or Canis Minor. Following another reading, the constellation is identified...
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Silva, L.; Porto de Mello, G. F. (2000-06-01). "zeta 1 and zeta 2 Reticuli and the existence of the zeta Herculis group". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 358:...
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distinguishes them from the so-called beta Lyrae variables and W Ursae Majoris variables, where the two components are so close that gravitational effects...
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Detection of AlO (X2Σ+): Metal Oxide Chemistry in the Envelope of VY Canis Majoris", Astrophysical Journal, 694 (1): L59–L63, Bibcode:2009ApJ...694L..59T...
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390 7.47 10.44 392.7529 ±0.0321 two known planets (2019, 2021) Alpha Canis Majoris Sirius (A)$ 8.7094 ±0.0054 CMa* 06h 45m 08.9s −16° 42′ 58″ A1V 2.063...
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similar to those seen in the supernova SN 1987A. MWC 922 itself is an FS Canis Majoris variable, meaning that it is a Be star containing exceptionally bright...
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27.81s +6° 11′ 10.5″ 22 F7V b 63.4 1.12 3.06036 0.045 0 2010 Xi Ursae Majoris B Ursa Major 11h 18m 12s +31° 32′ 15″ 4.73 25.11 F8.5V b 37 3.98 0.06 0...
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Phoenix 39h 54m 21.7s −39° 36′ 09″ M4.5V 14.403 114.604±0.0402 Xi Ursae Majoris Aa (Alula Australis)$ 28.49±0.11 Ursa Major 11h 18m 10.9s +31° 31′ 45″...
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coordinates RA=10h 03m 21s, Dec=56° 47′ 10″, which is located near Beta Ursae Majoris. The absolute magnitude of the Sun is 4.8, so, at a distance of 3.63 parsecs...
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