Wacky Canopus!~ by MELANEY DELEON

Luminosity of Canopus!~ :

melaneydeleon25 — 2021-02-04 20:27:27 UTC

The current luminosity of Canopus is 10,700 L which is 12,000 XS the sun's luminosity.

Canopus' Temperature!~ :

melaneydeleon25 — 2021-02-04 20:57:00 UTC

The temperature of Canopus is 7,350 Kelvin. Linked below is how explaining how star's temperature is taken.

What is the solar mass of Canopus!~ :

melaneydeleon25 — 2021-02-04 21:10:55 UTC

The current solar mass of Canopus is 1.949 x 10 ^31 kg / 9.8m

Canopus' distance from the star!~ :

melaneydeleon25 — 2021-02-05 02:46:24 UTC

Canopus is currently 309.8 light years away!~
wow that's pretty far!~

Canopus' estimated age!~ :

melaneydeleon25 — 2021-02-05 02:53:29 UTC

Canopus's current estimated age is around 10 million years old.
It's pretty old!~

Canopus' estimated time left to live!~ :

melaneydeleon25 — 2021-02-05 03:00:38 UTC

Canopus' has a whopping 19,990,000,000 years to live!~
WOOOOOW!~

Elements present in Canopus!~ :

melaneydeleon25 — 2021-02-05 03:00:54 UTC

Canopus has an undergoing core of burning helium then when it passed to it's red giant phase exhausting the hydrogen in it's core!~

What kind of star is Canopus?

melaneydeleon25 — 2021-02-05 03:18:36 UTC

Canopus is going through the same life cycle as the sun, but Canopus is finishing it's red giant phase and going into it's planetary nebula phase!~
good job!~

A picture of Canopus!~

melaneydeleon25 — 2021-02-05 03:41:49 UTC

Canopus fun fact #1 !~ :

melaneydeleon25 — 2021-02-05 13:40:33 UTC

Canopus is a part of the constellation called "Carina". Carina is the 34th largest constellation. Carina is best seen during March in the 2nd quadrant of the southern hemisphere.

Canopus fun fact #2!~ :

melaneydeleon25 — 2021-02-05 13:46:11 UTC

Canopus is actually orbiting the milky way at a velocity of 24.5 km/s

Canopus fun fact #3!~ :

melaneydeleon25 — 2021-02-05 20:44:36 UTC

q2`1Canopus was named after a ship's captain from a Greek myth.

Canopus timeline!~ :

melaneydeleon25 — 2021-02-05 20:49:21 UTC

here's the link <3!~