Research topic: Adhara

Adhara , bright star in the constellation Canis Major ; Bayer designation Canis Majoris; 1992 position R.A. 6 h 58.3 m , Dec. -31°54'. A bluish-white giant (spectral class B2 II) with apparent magnitude 1.5, it is one of the 25 brightest stars in the sky. Adhara is a visual binary star with combined luminosity about 8,000 times that of the sun; its distance is about 700 light-years. The name is from the Arabic meaning "virgin." Author not available, ADHARA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more