The brightest star in the canis major is, Sirius
Canis Major contains the brightest star, Alpha Canis Majoris, or Sirius A.
The brightest star in Canis Minor is Procyon. It is a binary star system consisting of a main sequence star and a white dwarf. Procyon is visible in the northern hemisphere and is the eighth-brightest star in the night sky overall.
8 main stars and i don't about the minor star that help make up the Canis major.
The name "Vy Canis Majoris" comes from the star's location in the constellation Canis Major and its classification as a "variable" star. "Vy" is simply a designation for variable stars while "Canis Majoris" indicates its location in the constellation.
Canis Majoris is not a recognized astronomical term. It may be a confusion between two separate astronomical terms: "Canis Major" which is a constellation in the southern hemisphere, and "Canis Majoris" which may refer to a hypothetical supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major, although this specific term is not commonly used in astronomy.
Here are the top 3, #3 Betelgeuse, #2 Rigel, #1 VY Canis Majors
Here are the top 3, #3 Betelgeuse, #2 Rigel, #1 VY Canis Majors
Canis Major is a constilation. Cy canis majoris is a star.
It would take over 7,000,000,000,000,000 (7 Quadrillion) Earths to fill VY Canis Majoris Also, it would take over 21 Trillion pieces of A4 paper to cover the surface.
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
Canis major is a constellation not a single star
Canis Major contains the brightest star, Alpha Canis Majoris, or Sirius A.
== == Sirius is the Dog Star, the brightest star (after the sun) in the sky.
VY Canis Majoris (Not Canis Majoris)
The brightest star in Canis Minor is Procyon. It is a binary star system consisting of a main sequence star and a white dwarf. Procyon is visible in the northern hemisphere and is the eighth-brightest star in the night sky overall.
vy canis majoris in the constellation canis major
8 main stars and i don't about the minor star that help make up the Canis major.