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Canis Major - the big dog, contains the brightest star in our night sky, Sirius. It's relatively close to Earth, too: 8.6 light years away. It's apparent magnitude is a whopping -1.46
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What is the dog constellation?
Canis major: The "big" dog constellation.Canis minor: The "small" dog constellation.Canes Venatici: The "hunting" dogs constellation.
What are the special features found in the constellation The Big Dog?
Sirius - the brightest star in the night sky is in Canis Major (The Big Dog) It's approx. 9 light years away from Earth (pretty close!).
What constellation is sirius from?
Sirius is the brightest star in Canis Major (the big dog).
What is the size of The Big Dipper Constellation?
The Big Dipper is not a constellation. It's an asterism (part of a constellation), and it's BIG ! (hence the name).
In The Odyssey what is the big bear constellation?
The Big Bear constellation is Callisto. :D
What is the dog constellation?
Canis major: The "big" dog constellation.Canis minor: The "small" dog constellation.Canes Venatici: The "hunting" dogs constellation.
What are the special features found in the constellation The Big Dog?
Sirius - the brightest star in the night sky is in Canis Major (The Big Dog) It's approx. 9 light years away from Earth (pretty close!).
What constellation can Serius A be found?
Canis Maioris, the big dog.
How did the dog star get its name?
This is related to the name of the constellation: Canis Maioris, that is, the Big Dog.
What is the name of the dog in the constellation of Orion?
There is no dog in the constellation of Orion. But just to his east are the constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor, the big and little dogs.
How did the constellation canis major get its name?
Canis Major means Big Dog and to the ancient civilisations it looked like a big dog.
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 is sirius from?
Sirius is the brightest star in Canis Major (the big dog).
What constellation are Three stars forming a triangle straight above?
Canis Major, often called The Great Dog. Sirius is sometimes called The Dog Star.
What is the example of collective nouns constellation in sentence?
This big budget film boasts a constellation of stars.Sirius, also called the Great Dog Star, is in the constellation of stars called Canis Major.
What is Constellation of a dog?
There is a constellation (group of stars) that looks like a dog. It is called Sirius.
Canis major got his name. how?
The Greeks thought the constellation Canis Major looked like a big dog so that's what they named it (Canis Major is Greek for "Big Dog.").
