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Adhara

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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
Daṇḍadhara
Daṇḍadhara. The title of the Hindu god Yama as judge of the dead. Read more
Adhara
Adhara The star Epsilon Canis Majoris, magnitude 1.5. It is a B2 supergiant, 431 l.y. away, with a companion of magnitude 7.4. Read more

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