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Canis Majoris is a red hypergiant star, and it is so massive that it doesn't have a solid surface like a planet. Therefore, an object can't orbit around it like a planet orbits the Sun. If we take the size of Canis Majoris as our reference point, it is difficult to specify an exact time for an orbit.

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