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Epsilon Canis Majoris is a binary star and, despite being designated 'epsilon', the second-brightest star in the constellation of Canis Major and one of the brightest stars in the night sky with an apparent magnitude of 1.50. It is about 430 light-years distant from the Sol. The two components of the binary star are themselves designated Epsilon Canis Majoris A (also named Adhara and B.[1]

Adhara 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 Sol and 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.

Battle Sites near Adhara[]

Blood Alley[]

The MacArthur in Blood Alley

The MACARTHUR in Blood Alley

The SCV MacArthur was attacked by a Chig Destroyer while transiting past Adhara in "Blood Alley", the starship navigational channel to VY Canis Magoris.[2]

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