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Sirius (brightest star in the night sky, 6th closest star to the sun, also a binary star)

Canis Majoris VY (largest star known to man)

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What stars are by canis major?

Canis Major is a constellation, a "picture" or asterism made up by our minds and has no physical form, and thus no stars can be "by".


How many stars make up the constellation Canis Major?

8 main stars and i don't about the minor star that help make up the Canis major.


What type of star would you most likely see in the Canis major?

Canis Major contains all types of stars, although B class stars are probably the most common of the asterism.


What are the planets in the constellation Canis Major?

Constellations consist of stars, not planets.


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 are the names of the stars that make up the Canis Major?

The prominent stars in the constellation Canis Major include Sirius, which is the brightest star in the night sky, along with Mirzam, Wezen, and Adhara. Sirius is often referred to as the "Dog Star" and is part of the larger constellation that represents the larger dog following Orion. Other notable stars in Canis Major include Furud and Akitra.


What is the eye of canis major?

The eye of Canis Major is Sirius


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


Where in the constellation Canis Major is VY Canis Majoris?

VY Canis Majoris is kinda beside Wezen(Delta Canis Majoris.) Find where it says VY


Is canis major the same star as canis majoris?

Canis Major is a constilation. Cy canis majoris is a star.


How many stars are in the canis major?

Since a constellation is basically a general direction in space, the answer is: untold billions of stars.


What constellation are Three stars forming a triangle straight above?

Canis Major, often called The Great Dog. Sirius is sometimes called The Dog Star.