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Canis Major is a constellation, not a single star. The constellation contains a large number of stars and other cosmic objects which have no astrophysical relationship with one another. It is simply that they are located in such a direction, and are so far away, that they appear to move together. The distances to the cosmic objects that make up Canis Major (CMa) range from Sirius 8.6 light years to W CMa 8,400 light years. This would suggest a length of around 8400 ly.
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What is Sirius's Constellation?
Sirius = Alpha Canis Majoris. In other words, it is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, or Big Dog.
What constellation does that star Sirius belong to?
== == Sirius is the Dog Star, the brightest star (after the sun) in the sky.
Is canis major the same star as canis majoris?
Canis Major is a constilation. Cy canis majoris is a star.
How the Canis Major got its name?
'Canis Major' is latin for 'great dog' - the ancients believed that by joining the stars within canis major in a sort of celestial dot-to-dot you would see the shape of a large dog in the sky, so they named it thus.
What is the origin of the constellation name canis major?
Canis major is one Orion's hunting dogs Canis major contains the star Sirius in it which is the brightest star in the sky Canis major comes along with Canis minor
What is the eye of canis major?
The eye of Canis Major is Sirius
How was canis major found?
People in Colombia found Canis Major
What color is canis major?
Canis major is a constellation not a single star
Why was canis major named canis major?
because of the dog it was named after.
How did vy canis majoris get its name?
Vy Canis Majoris is named after the constellation Canis Major, in which it is located. The "Vy" designation indicates that it is a variable star, meaning its brightness changes over time. Canis Major is Latin for "Greater Dog," representing the large hunting dog in Greek mythology that follows the hunter Orion.
Who named canis major the great dog?
Canis major was named by the africans.
Is canis majoris canis major?
Not precisely.Canis major translated from Latin to English is "the great dog".Canis majoris translated from Latin to English is "of the great dog", or "the great dog's".("Great" in both of those is meant in the sense of "big, large", not in the sense of "wow, what a fantastic dog.")
