Lambda Canis Majoris
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Lambda Canis Majoris is a star
in the constellation
Canis Major
. This star, along with ζ CMa
, γ Col
, δ Col
, θ Col
, κ Col
, λ Col
, μ Col
and ξ Col
, were Al Ḳurūd (ألقرد - al-qird), the Apes.
λ Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type
main sequence dwarf
with an apparent magnitude
of +4.47. It is approximately 406 light years
from Earth
.
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...
in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
Canis Major
Canis Major
Canis Major is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was included in the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy's 48 constellations. Its name is Latin for 'greater dog', and is commonly represented as one of the dogs following Orion the hunter...
. This star, along with ζ CMa
Zeta Canis Majoris
Zeta Canis Majoris is a spectroscopic binary in the constellation Canis Major. It has the traditional name Furud or Phurud, from the Arabic ألفرد al-furud meaning the bright single ones or, perhaps by a transcriber's error, from Al Ḳurūd , the Apes, or Al Agribah , the Raven by Al...
, γ Col
Gamma Columbae
Gamma Columbae is a blue subgiant star in the constellation Columba. It is approximately 854 light years from Earth. This star, along with ζ CMa, λ CMa, δ Col, θ Col, κ Col, λ Col, μ Col and ξ Col, were Al Ḳurūd , the Apes....
, δ Col
Delta Columbae
Delta Columbae is a spectroscopic binary yellow giant star in the constellation Columba. It has the uncommon traditional name Ghusn al Zaitun, from the Arabic الغصن الزيتون al-ghuşn al-zaitūn "the olive branch".....
, θ Col
Theta Columbae
Theta Columbae is a blue subgiant star in the constellation Columba.This star, along with ζ CMa, λ CMa, γ Col, δ Col, κ Col, λ Col, μ Col and ξ Col, were Al Ḳurūd , the Apes.....
, κ Col
Kappa Columbae
Kappa Columbae is a giant star in the constellation Columba.This star, along with ζ CMa, λ CMa, γ Col, δ Col, θ Col, λ Col, μ Col and ξ Col, were Al Ḳurūd , the Apes.....
, λ Col
Lambda Columbae
Lambda Columbae is a blue dwarf star in the constellation Columba. It is approximately 342 light years from Earth. This star, along with ζ CMa, λ CMa, γ Col, δ Col, θ Col, κ Col, μ Col and ξ Col, were Al Ḳurūd , the Apes....
, μ Col
Mu Columbae
Mu Columbae is a star in the constellation of Columba. It is one of the few O-class stars that is visible to the unaided eye. The star is known to lie approximately 1,300 light years from our solar system .This is a relatively fast rotating star that completes a full revolution approximately every...
and ξ Col
Xi Columbae
Xi Columbae is a yellow-orange giant star in the constellation Columba. This star, along with ζ CMa, λ CMa, γ Col, δ Col, θ Col, κ Col, λ Col and μ Col, were Al Ḳurūd , the Apes.-References:#...
, were Al Ḳurūd (ألقرد - al-qird), the Apes.
λ Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type
Stellar classification
In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...
main sequence dwarf
Main sequence
The main sequence is a continuous and distinctive band of stars that appears on plots of stellar color versus brightness. These color-magnitude plots are known as Hertzsprung–Russell diagrams after their co-developers, Ejnar Hertzsprung and Henry Norris Russell...
with an apparent magnitude
Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...
of +4.47. It is approximately 406 light years
Light Years
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from Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
.