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[47] [48] In 2006, its temperature was calculated to be as high as 3,650 ± 25 K, corresponding to a spectral class of M2.5, [4] yet this star is usually considered as an M4 to M5 star. Adopting the latter classes with the temperature scale proposed by Emily Levesque gives a range of between 3,450 and 3,535 K. [ 54 ]
Main-sequence stars vary in surface temperature from approximately 2,000 to 50,000 K, whereas more-evolved stars – in particular, newly-formed white dwarfs – can have surface temperatures above 100,000 K. [3] Physically, the classes indicate the temperature of the star's atmosphere and are normally listed from hottest to coldest.
Consequently, β Canis Majoris itself is known as 軍市一 (Jūn Shì yī, English: the First Star of Market for Soldiers). [17] From this Chinese name arose the name Kuen She. [11] The Dunhuang Star Chart noted β Canis Majoris as Yeji "Pheasant Cock", though was located about 10 degrees too far north of its correct position. [18]
The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 [39] included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included Procyon for the star α Canis Minoris A. The two dog stars are referred to in the most ancient literature and were venerated by the Babylonians and the Egyptians, In Babylonian mythology, Procyon was known as ...
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δ Canis Majoris (Latinised to Delta Canis Majoris) is the star's Bayer designation. The traditional name, Wezen (alternatively Wesen, or Wezea), is derived from the medieval Arabic وزن al-wazn, which means 'weight' in modern Arabic. The name was for one of a pair of stars, the other being Hadar, which has now come to refer to Beta Centauri.