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Stars: Canopus and Deneb
Constellation: Sagittarius
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Canopus
 Constellation: Carina
 2nd brightest star in the night sky
 Magnitude: -0.72
 Type: supergiant, spectral type F
 Color: white to the naked eye
 Temperature: 7,350 K
 Distance: 310 light years
 RA: 6h 24m
DEC: -52 degrees
 Name derived from legend of the Trojan War, or an ancient
Egyptian port
Deneb (Alpha Cygni)
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19th brightest
In the constellation: Cygnus
means “Tail of the Swan”
Brightest A-type supergiant
Blue-white in color
Spectral type of A2Ia
One of the 3 stars considered part of the Summer Triangle
RA: 20hr 41m 25.9s
DEC: 45 degrees
3230 light years from the Earth
Temperature is 8,400 Kelvin
Sagittarius
 Latin for Archer
 The symbol is an arrow
 Centaur drawing a bow
 Chiron’s story
 Only seen in the summer
 Significant objects: Teapot asterism, Lagoon Nebula, and
Sagittarius A
Lagoon Nebula
Sagittarius A