About 4.7 million years ago, Adhara was 34 light-years from the Sun, and was the brightest star in the sky with a magnitude of –3.99.

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Whatcom County, Washington (data.census.gov) Whatcom County, Washington has 2,107.9 square miles of land area and is the 12th largest county in Washington by total area. Whatcom County, Washington is bordered by Skagit County, Washington, Okanogan County, Washington, and San Juan County, Washington.

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Epsilon Canis Majoris (Wikipedia) Epsilon Canis Majoris is a binary star system and the second-brightest star in the constellation of Canis Major. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinised from ε Canis Majoris, and abbreviated Epsilon CMa or ε CMa. This is the 22nd-brightest star in the night sky with an apparent magnitude of 1.50. About 4.7 million years ago, it was the brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of −3.99. Based upon parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is about 430 light-years distant from the Sun.

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