Canopus

Second-brightest star in the sky after Sirius, and the beacon of Carina. From southern latitudes it dominates the Milky Way's bright Carina stretch.

Wikipedia

Gaia has no usable parallax for this star (common for bright multiples). Distance uses the Hipparcos parallax instead.

ID
HIP 30438
Distance
94.79 pc · 309.2 ly
Parallax
10.55 mas (Hipparcos)
Magnitude (G)
-0.55
Color (BP-RP)
-
Radius
unknown
RA · Dec
95.99° · -52.70°