SpazeWhite supergiant
Canopus
The second-brightest star in the sky. Spacecraft use it as a reference point for steering.
- Distance
- 310 light years
- Surface
- 7,127 °C
- Size
- 71 × the Sun
Outer layers
- H 73%
- He 25%
- O, C, Fe and heavier 2%
Glowing hydrogen plasma
Modelled from typical stellar abundances