No one discovered it . As a stellar constellation it has been known from antiquity. They were all named by the Ancients, who saw patterns/pictures in the night sky, and gave names to these patterns/pictures.
'The name ' Canis Major' , from Latin, means the 'Great/Big Dog'. There is also a 'Canis Minor' or 'Little Dog'.
The star 'Sirius' ,which is also known as the 'Dog Star' has a partner star with it, known as the 'Pup'.
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Ursa Major ' Great Bear
Ursa Minor ' Little Bear.
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.
The Great Dog.
VY Canis Majoris is kinda beside Wezen(Delta Canis Majoris.) Find where it says VY
'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.
The brightest star in the canis major is, Sirius
The canis major was discovered in 2003 by a international team of astronomers.
Canis Major is a constilation. Cy canis majoris is a star.
The eye of Canis Major is Sirius
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
People in Colombia found Canis Major
because of the dog it was named after.
Canis major is a constellation not a single star
Canis major was named by the africans.
Canis Major
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.
Yes Sirius is in Canis Major or Big Dog!! :-)
Canis Major is bordered by Monoceros, Lepus, Columba and Puppis.