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description: Chapters: Beta Canis Majoris Gamma Canis Majoris Pi Capricorni Hd 110073 Iota Canis Majoris Zeta Canis Minoris Hd 76728 Hd 83183. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Beta Canis Majoris ( CMa / Canis Majoris) is a star in the constellation of Canis Major. It has the traditional name Murzim Al-Murzim or Mirzam. The traditional name is Arabic () for 'The Herald' and probably refers to its position heralding Sirius in the night sky (ie rising before it). Murzim is a variable magnitude blue-white giant star. The brightness of Murzim varies between 1.95 and 2.00 in a six-hour period. It is a Beta Cephei variable star. It is a star which is currently in the final stages of using hydrogen gas for fuel. It will eventually exhaust its supply and begin using helium for fuel instead. Beta Canis Majoris is located near the far end of the Local Bubble - a cavity in the local Interstellar medium through which the Sun is traveling. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id130232
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title: B-Type Bright Giants: Beta Canis Majoris, Gamma Canis Majoris, Pi Capricorni, HD 110073, Iota Canis Majoris, Zeta Canis Minoris, HD 76728
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