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Distance to Canopus (second brightest star in the night sky)

Distance to Canopus (second brightest star in the night sky) (2.94 quadrillion km)

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Distance to Canopus (second brightest star in the night sky) (2.94 quadrillion km)

  • is 4000 x Distance to the Oort Cloud (748 billion km)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

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