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Epsilon Canis Majoris (ε CMa, ε Canis Majoris) is the second brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation "epsilon" despite being the second brightest and not the fifth brightest star in its constellation. It has the traditional name Adhara (sometimes spelled Adara). The name is from the Arabic word عذارى ''‘aðāra’'', "virgins". In Chinese, (), meaning ''Bow and Arrow'',〔弧矢 (Hú Shǐ) is westernized into Koo She. R.H. Allen opined that ''Koo She'' refers to the asterism including δ Velorum and ω Velorum. AEEA opinion is, δ Velorum is member of (), meaning ''Celestial Earth God's Temple'' asterism and ω Velorum is not member of any asterisms. 天社 (Tiān Shè) is westernized into Tseen She and R.H.Allen used the term ''Tseen She'' for Chinese name of η Carinae. See (Richard Hinckley Allen: Star Names — Their Lore and Meaning: Argo Navis ) and (AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 17 日 ).〕 refers to an asterism consisting of ε Canis Majoris, δ Canis Majoris, η Canis Majoris, HD 63032, HD 65456, ο Puppis, k Puppis, κ Canis Majoris and π Puppis. Consequently, ε Canis Majoris itself is known as (, (英語:the Seventh Star of Bow and Arrow).)〔 (AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 17 日 )〕 In the 17th century catalogue of stars in the ''Calendarium'' of Al Achsasi al Mouakket, this star was designated Aoul al Adzari (أول ألعذاري - ''awwil al-aðārii''), which was translated into Latin as Prima Virginum, meaning ''First of the Virgins''.〔 〕 Along with δ CMa (Wezen), η CMa (Aludra) and ο2 CMa (Thanih al Adzari), these stars were Al ʽAdhārā (ألعذاري), the Virgins.〔 〕〔ε CMa as Aoul al Adzari or Prima Virginum (First of the Virgins), ο2 CMa as Thanih al Adzari or Secunda Virginum (Second of the Virgins) and δ CMa as Thalath al Adzari or Tertia Virginum (Third of the Virgins). η CMa should be Rabah al Adzari or Quarta Virginum (Fourth of the Virgins) consistently, but it was given by the name Aludra, meaning ''Virgin'' (same meaning with Adhara (ε CMa) or ''Al ʽAdhārā'')〕 ==Properties== Adhara is a binary star, estimated by the Hipparcos astrometry satellite to lie about 430 light years away from Earth.〔〔〔 The main star possesses an apparent magnitude of +1.5 and belongs to the spectral classification B2. Its color is blue or blueish-white, due to the surface temperature of 22,200K. It emits a total radiation equal to 38,700 times that of the Sun. This star is the brightest known extreme ultraviolet source in the night sky. It is the strongest source of photons capable of ionizing hydrogen atoms in interstellar gas near the Sun, and is very important in determining the ionization state of the Local Interstellar Cloud.〔 〕 The +7.5 magnitude companion star (the absolute magnitude amounts to +1.9) is at 7.5" away with a position angle of 161° of the main star. Despite the relatively large angular distance the components can only be resolved in large telescopes, since the main star is approximately 250 times brighter than its companion. A few million years ago, Adhara was much closer to the Sun than it is at present, causing it to be a much brighter star in the night sky. About 4,700,000 years ago, Adhara was 34 light years from the Sun, and was the brightest star in the sky with a magnitude of –3.99. No other star has attained this brightness since, nor will any other star attain this brightness for at least five million years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Epsilon Canis Majoris」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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