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Which constellation is the brightest planet in the night sky?

Venus.

Venus (English, Latin: Venus, astronomical symbol: ♀), the second planet out of the sun among the eight planets in the solar system, has a period of revolution of 224.7 days and no natural satellites. Venus was called Taibai in ancient China. It was a star or a big noise. It appeared in the East in the morning and was called Qi Ming, and it appeared in the West at night and was called Chang Gung.

To the Western Han Dynasty, Historical Records? Sima Qian, the author of Tian Guan Shu, found that Taibai was white from practical observation, which was associated with the theory of "Five Elements" and officially named Venus. The English name comes from Venus, the goddess of love and beauty in Roman mythology. The ancient Greeks called her Aphrodite, and she was also the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology. The astronomical symbol of Venus is represented by the dressing mirror of Venus.

Venus is the second brightest object in the night sky after the moon, and its apparent magnitude can reach -4.7, which is enough to cast a shadow on the ground. Since Venus is an inner planet in the earth, it will never be far from the sun: its maximum distance from the sun is 47.8. Venus is an Earth-like planet, and is often called the sister star of the Earth.

It has the densest atmosphere among the four terrestrial planets, of which more than 96% is carbon dioxide, and the atmospheric pressure on the surface of Venus is 92 times that of the Earth. With an average surface temperature of 735 K (462 C), it is the hottest planet in the solar system, even hotter than Mercury, the nearest to the sun.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Venus.