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The main stars in Canis Major are:-
- Sirius - White
- ε CMa: Adhara - Blue-white
- δ CMa: Wezen - Yellow-white
- β CMa: Murzim - Blue-white
- η CMa: Aludra - Blue-white
- ζ CMa: Furud - Blue-white
- γ CMa: Muliphen - Blue-white
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoCanis Major [See Link] is a constellation and thus has many stars of different distances from us.
The nearest and brightest is Sirius at around 8.6 light years.
The furthest is 145 G. CMa at around 6269 light years.
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∙ 14y agoAlpha Canis Majoris, a.k.a. Sirius. Sirius is the star with the greatest apparent magnitude (although some planets, that look like stars, are brighter yet).
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∙ 14y agoSee related link for a full list
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∙ 11y agoit has altogether 13 seperate stars.
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∙ 14y agoApproximately 1 billion (1,000,000,000)
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What color is canis major?
Canis major is a constellation not a single star
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.
When will canis majoris go supernova?
Canis Majoris can refer to any number of stars which, as seen from Earth, reside within the Canis Major constellation.
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.
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 constellation are Three stars forming a triangle straight above?
Canis Major, often called The Great Dog. Sirius is sometimes called The Dog Star.
What are the major stars of Canis Major?
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)
Is canis major the same star as canis majoris?
Canis Major is a constilation. Cy canis majoris is a star.
What are facts about Canis Minor?
Canis Major means "great dog". It was discovered by Ptolemy. It contains Sirius, the dog star. Sirius is the brightest star in the sky (after the sun). It has a right ascension of 7h. It has a declination of -20 degrees. 4 of its stars have planets. The "dog days of summer" are so called because Canis Major was visible during the hottest time of the year. It was sometimes considered as Orion's hunting dog. There is also a Canis Minor.
