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What is the second brightest star in the night time sky, after Sirius?

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Canopus

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Procyon

Canopus is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina, and the second brightest star in the night time sky, after Sirius. Its name is generally considered to originate from the mythological Canopus, who was a navigator for Menelaus, king of Sparta.

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