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Canis Major
Canis Major
Canis Major is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was included in the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy's 48 constellations. Its name is Latin for 'greater dog', and is commonly represented as one of the dogs following Orion the hunter...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	F Flamsteed designation Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
Sirius Sirius Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, it is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star. The name "Sirius" is derived from the Ancient Greek: Seirios . The star has the Bayer designation Alpha Canis Majoris...	α	9	48915	32349	−1.46	1.42	8.6	A0m...	Alhabor, Aschere, Canicula, the Dog Star; brightest star, 5th nearest star system; binary Binary star A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary...
ε CMa Epsilon Canis Majoris Epsilon Canis Majoris is the second brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation "epsilon" despite being the second brightest and not the fifth brightest star in its constellation. It has the traditional name Adhara...	ε	21	52089	33579	1.50	−4.10	431	B2II	Adhara, Aoul al Adzari, Prima Virginum part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari
δ CMa Delta Canis Majoris Delta Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major. It has the traditional name Wezen or Wesen...	δ	25	54605	34444	1.83	−6.87	1791	F8Ia	Wezen, Thalath al Adzari, Tertia Virginum, part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari
β CMa Beta Canis Majoris Beta Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation of Canis Major. It has the traditional name Murzim, Al-Murzim or Mirzam....	β	2	44743	30324	1.98	−3.95	499	B1II/III	Mirzam (Murzim); β Cep variable Beta Cephei variable Beta Cephei variables are variable stars which exhibit variations in their brightness due to pulsations of the stars' surfaces. The point of maximum brightness roughly corresponds to the maximum contraction of the star. Typically, Beta Cephei variables change in brightness by 0.01 to 0.3...
η CMa Eta Canis Majoris Eta Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major. It has the traditional name Aludra.The name Aludra originates from the Arabic: عذرا al-‘aðrā "the virgin"...	η	31	58350	35904	2.45	−7.51	3196	B5Ia	Aludra, part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari; α Cyg variable Alpha Cygni variable Alpha Cygni variables are variable stars which exhibit non-radial pulsations, meaning that some portions of the stellar surface are contracting at the same time others parts expand. They are supergiant stars of spectral types B or A...
ζ CMa Zeta Canis Majoris Zeta Canis Majoris is a spectroscopic binary in the constellation Canis Major. It has the traditional name Furud or Phurud, from the Arabic ألفرد al-furud meaning the bright single ones or, perhaps by a transcriber's error, from Al Ḳurūd , the Apes, or Al Agribah , the Raven by Al...	ζ	1	44402	30122	3.02	−2.05	336	B2.5V	Furud; spectroscopic binary
ο² CMa Omicron2 Canis Majoris Omicron2 Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major. It is one of the most luminous stars known, a supergiant that has used up the hydrogen fuel in its core and has entered the evolutionary stage where it is fusing helium atoms to form carbon...	ο²	24	53138	33977	3.02	−6.46	2567	B3Ia	Thanih al Adzari, Secunda Virginum, part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari, α Cyg variable
σ CMa Sigma Canis Majoris Sigma Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major. It is approximately 1220 light years from Earth.σ Canis Majoris is an orange K-type supergiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +3.49. It is classified as an irregular variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +3.43 to...	σ	22	52877	33856	3.49	−4.37	1216	K4III	irregular variable Irregular variable An irregular variable is a type of variable star in which variations in brightness show no regular periodicity. There are two main sub-types of irregular variable: eruptive and pulsating.Eruptive irregular variables are divided into three categories:...
κ CMa Kappa Canis Majoris Kappa Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major.κ Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type subgiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +3.50. It is approximately 790 light years from Earth. It is classified as a Gamma Cassiopeiae type variable star and its brightness varies from...	κ	13	50013	32759	3.50	−3.42	789	B1.5IVne	γ Cas variable
ο¹ CMa	ο¹	16	50877	33152	3.89	−5.02	1976	K3Iab	irregular variable
ν² CMa Nu2 Canis Majoris Nu² Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major.ν² Canis Majoris is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.95. It is approximately 64.7 light years from Earth...	ν²	7	47205	31592	3.95	2.46	65	K1III+...	Yějī (野雞)
ω CMa Omega Canis Majoris Omega Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major.ω Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type subgiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.01. It is approximately 920 light years from Earth. It is classified as a Gamma Cassiopeiae type variable star and its brightness varies from...	ω	28	56139	35037	4.01	−3.25	924	B2IV/Ve	γ Cas variable
θ CMa Theta Canis Majoris Theta Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major.θ Canis Majoris is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.08. It is approximately 252 light years from Earth....	θ	14	50778	33160	4.08	−0.36	252	K4III
γ CMa Gamma Canis Majoris Gamma Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major. It has the traditional name Muliphein, not to be confused with Muhlifain, which is Gamma Centauri; both names derive from the same Arabic root, محلفين muħlifayn.γ Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type bright giant with an apparent...	γ	23	53244	34045	4.11	−1.34	402	B8II	Muliphein
ξ¹ CMa Xi1 Canis Majoris Xi1 Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major. It is approximately 2051 light years from Earth.ξ1 Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type subgiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.34. It is classified as a Beta Cephei type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude...	ξ¹	4	46328	31125	4.34	−4.65	2050	B1III	β Cep variable
ι CMa Iota Canis Majoris Iota Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major.ι Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type bright giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.36. It is approximately 3100 light years from Earth. It is classified as a Beta Cephei type variable star and its brightness varies from...	ι	20	51309	33347	4.36	−5.51	3075	B3Ib/II	β Cep variable
τ CMa Tau Canis Majoris Tau Canis Majoris is an eclipsing spectroscopic binary in the constellation Canis Major and the brightest star of an open cluster designated NGC 2362...	τ	30	57061	35415	4.37	−5.59	3196	O9Ib	member of the NGC 2362 NGC 2362 NGC 2362 is an open cluster in the constellation Canis Major. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654. Its brightest star is Tau Canis Majoris, and therefore it is sometimes called the Tau Canis Majoris Cluster. NGC 2362 has a distance of 1.48 kpc and is a relatively young 4–5... star cluster Star cluster Star clusters or star clouds are groups of stars. Two types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old stars which are gravitationally bound, while open clusters, more loosely clustered groups of stars, generally contain less than... ; β Lyr variable Beta Lyrae variable Beta Lyrae variables are a class of close binary stars. Their total brightness is variable because the two component stars orbit each other, and in this orbit one component periodically passes in front of the other one, thereby blocking its light. The two component stars of Beta Lyrae systems are...
ν³ CMa Nu3 Canis Majoris Nu3 Canis Majoris is a binary star in the constellation Canis Major. It is approximately 464 light years from Earth....	ν³	8	47442	31700	4.42	−1.35	464	K0II/III
EW CMa 27 Canis Majoris 27 Canis Majoris, also called 27 CMa, is a star system in the constellation Canis Major. It is approximately 1580 light years from Earth and has a mean apparent magnitude of +4.42....		27	56014	34981	4.42	−4.00	1575	B3IIIe	binary, component A spectroscopic binary, component B γ Cas variable
λ CMa Lambda Canis Majoris Lambda Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major. This star, along with ζ CMa, γ Col, δ Col, θ Col, κ Col, λ Col, μ Col and ξ Col, were Al Ḳurūd , the Apes....	λ		45813	30788	4.47	−1.01	406	B4V
ξ² CMa Xi2 Canis Majoris Xi2 Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major.ξ2 Canis Majoris is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.54. It is approximately 412 light years from Earth....	ξ²	5	46933	31416	4.54	−0.97	412	A0III
π CMa Pi Canis Majoris Pi Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major.π Canis Majoris A is a yellow-white F-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.66. It is approximately 95.3 light years from Earth....	π	19	51199	33302	4.66	2.33	95	F2IV/V
147 G. CMA			56618	35205	4.66	−1.05	453	M2III
61 G. CMa			47667	31827	4.82	−3.60	1575	K2III
EY CMa 15 Canis Majoris 15 Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major.15 Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type subgiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.82. It is approximately 1615 light years from Earth. It is classified as a Beta Cephei type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude...		15	50707	33092	4.82	−3.65	1614	B1IV	β Cep variable
145 G. CMa			56577	35210	4.83	−6.59	6269	K4III	Double star Double star In observational astronomy, a double star is a pair of stars that appear close to each other in the sky as seen from Earth when viewed through an optical telescope. This can happen either because the pair forms a binary star, i.e...
UW CMa 29 Canis Majoris 29 Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major.29 Canis Majoris is an O-type blue supergiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.88. It is approximately 3000 light years from Earth. It is classified as a Beta Lyrae type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +4.84...		29	57060	35412	4.88	−4.93	2991	O7Ia:fp	β Lyr variable
160 G. CMa			57821	35727	4.94	−1.06	517	B5II/III
7 G. CMa			43445	29735	5.00	−0.30	375	B9V
μ CMa	μ	18	51250	33345	5.00	−2.22	908	B9.5V
11 G. CMa			43827	29895	5.15	−1.05	567	K1III
41 G. CMa			46184	31084	5.16	0.05	343	K1III
FW CMa (165 G. CMa)			58343	35951	5.18	−2.13	945	B2Vne	γ Cas variable; Be star Be star A Be star is a B-type star with prominent emission lines of hydrogen in its spectrum. The designation is combined by the spectral class, B, and the lowercase e denoting emission in the spectral classification system. Line emission from other atomic ions might be present as well, but is typically...
23 G. CMa			44951	30457	5.21	−0.34	420	K3III
FT CMa 10 Canis Majoris 10 Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major. It is approximately 2600 light years from Earth.10 Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.23. It is classified as a Gamma Cassiopeiae type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude...		10	48917	32292	5.23	−4.29	2608	B2V	γ Cas variable
59 G. CMa HD 47536 HD 47536 is a 5th magnitude K-type giant star located approximately 400 light-years away in the constellation of Canis Major. The exact mass of the star is unknown, either 1.1 or 3 MS...			47536	31688	5.25	−0.17	396	K1III	has two planets Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b HD 47536 b HD 47536 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 396 light-years away in the constellation of Canis Major, orbiting the star HD 47536. The mass and semimajor axis are not exactly known, the mass can either be 4.96 or 9.67 MJ and semimajor axis can either be 1.61 or 2.25 AU, both depending... & c HD 47536 c HD 47536 c is an extrasolar planet located approximately 396 light-years away in the constellation of Canis Major, orbiting the star HD 47536. Like HD 47536 b, mass and semimajor axis are not exactly known. The mass can either be 6.98 or 13.61 MJ and semimajor axis of 3.72 or 5.20 AU, both... )
11 CMa 11 Canis Majoris 11 Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major.11 Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.28. It is approximately 642 light years from Earth....		11	49229	32492	5.28	−1.19	642	B8/B9III
97 G. CMa			51283	33316	5.29	−3.82	2159	B2/B3III
154 G. CMa			57146	35427	5.29	−2.80	1353	G2II
71 G. CMa			49048	32411	5.30	−0.13	398	A1IV/V
171 G. CMa			58535	35957	5.35	−0.79	552	K1III
142 G. CMa			56342	35083	5.36	−1.12	646	B2V
162 G. CMa			58215	35848	5.37	−0.76	549	K4III
77 G. CMa			49662	32677	5.39	−0.96	607	B7IV
NO CMa (161 G. CMa)			58155	35795	5.40	−2.81	1430	B3V	Be star
FN CMa (119 G. CMa)			53974	34301	5.41	−4.29	2835	B0.5IV	β Cep variable
163 G. CMa			58286	35855	5.41	−2.34	1156	B2/B3II/III
102 G. CMa			51733	33478	5.45	2.52	126	F3V
128 G. CMa			55070	34624	5.46	−1.01	643	G8III
144 G. CMa			56405	35180	5.46	0.82	277	A1V
FR CMa (17 G. CMa)			44458	30214	5.48	−3.07	1672	B1Vpe SB	Be star
13 G. CMa			43955	29941	5.51	−1.91	994	B2/B3V
141 G. CMa			56160	35044	5.58	0.97	273	K3III
105 G. CMa			52018	33575	5.59	−1.93	1042	B2V
156 G. CMa			57478	35615	5.59	−0.57	556	G8/K0III
NR CMa (176 G. CMa)			58954	36186	5.60	0.93	280	F2V	δ Sct variable Delta Scuti variable A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the...
29 G. CMa			45018	30436	5.61	−1.04	697	K5III
50 G. CMa			46936	31362	5.62	−0.25	487	B9V
HP CMa (74 G. CMa)			49131	32385	5.62	−2.81	1583	B+...	γ Cas variable
LS CMa (113 G. CMa)			52670	33804	5.64	−1.85	1028	B2/B3III/IV
84 G. CMa			50644	33077	5.65	0.63	329	A9/F0III
177 G. CMa			58978	36168	5.65	−2.54	1417	B1II
LZ CMa (126 G. CMa)			54912	34579	5.69	−3.06	1831	B2V	β Lyr variable
63 G. CMa			47946	31870	5.70	1.36	241	K1III
R CMa R Canis Majoris R Canis Majoris is an eclipsing interacting binary star system in the constellation Canis Major.-Eclipse timings:Eclipse timings for R Canis Majoris have been being measured since 1887, and whilst at present the time period appears constant at 1.1359 days, periodic quasi-sinusoidal variations of... (155 G. CMa)			57167	35487	5.70	2.48	144	F2III/IV	Algol variable Algol variable Algol variables or Algol-type binaries are a class of eclipsing binary stars where the orbital plane of the stars are coincident with the line of sight from Earth. When the cooler component passes in front of the hotter one, part of the latter's light is blocked, and the total brightness of the...
ν¹ CMa Nu1 Canis Majoris Nu1 Canis Majoris is a binary star in the constellation Canis Major. It is approximately 277 light years from Earth....	ν¹	6	47138	31564	5.71	1.07	277	G8III/F3V...
47 G. CMa			46547	31190	5.73	−1.32	838	B2V
IY CMa (36 G. CMa)			45871	30840	5.74	−1.27	823	B5IV	Be star
HZ CMa (83 G. CMa)			50123	32810	5.74	−0.97	718	B3V
FV CMa (122 G. CMa)			54309	34360	5.75	−4.04	2964	B2V:nn	γ Cas variable
34 G. CMa			45765	30836	5.76	0.19	424	K0III
79 G. CMa			49980	32809	5.77	−2.62	1552	K3III
132 G. CMa			55589	34888	5.77	−0.77	661	K0
15 G. CMa			44081	30011	5.79	−2.97	1842	B3II/III
169 G. CMa			58461	35998	5.79	3.08	114	F3V
173 G. CMa			58612	36024	5.79	−4.19	3228	B5III
178 G. CMa			59067	36251	5.79	−1.66	1009	B8Vv comp VB
17 CMa 17 Canis Majoris 17 Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major.17 Canis Majoris is a white A-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.80. It is approximately 605 light years from Earth....		17	51055	33248	5.80	−0.54	605	A2V
130 G. CMa			55344	34758	5.84	−0.04	489	A0IV/V
MZ CMa (159 G. CMa)			57615	35626	5.87	−0.86	723	M3III
5 G. CMa			43396	29679	5.88	−1.39	929	K2III
MM CMa 26 Canis Majoris 26 Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major.26 Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.91. It is approximately 718 light years from Earth. It is classified as a long-period pulsating B-type variable star and its brightness...		26	55522	34798	5.91	−0.80	718	B2IV/V	long-period pulsating variable Variable star A star is classified as variable if its apparent magnitude as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star's actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star's light that is blocked from reaching Earth...
42 G. CMa			46189	31037	5.92	−1.78	1128	B3IV/V
72 G. CMa			49095	32366	5.92	3.99	79	F7V
53 G. CMa			47182	31599	5.95	−0.91	769	K4/K5III
9 G. CMa			43544	29771	5.97	−1.07	836	B2/B3V
6 G. CMa			43429	29692	5.99	1.96	208	K1III
134 G. CMa			55762	34914	5.99	−0.90	780	K4III
OS CMa (125 G. CMa)			54764	34561	6.00			B1Ib/II	α Cygni variable Alpha Cygni variable Alpha Cygni variables are variable stars which exhibit non-radial pulsations, meaning that some portions of the stellar surface are contracting at the same time others parts expand. They are supergiant stars of spectral types B or A...
HQ CMa (158 G. CMa)			57593	35611	6.00	−2.71	1801	B3V	Algol variable
58 G. CMa			47561	31758	6.01	0.26	460	A0IV
146 G. CMa			56578	35213	6.02	1.53	258	A5m...
14 G. CMa			44021	29993	6.04	−0.73	738	M1III:
69 G. CMa			49001	32368	6.04	0.15	492	K2III
172 G. CMa			58585	36017	6.04	−3.90	3165	A6II
10 G. CMa			43745	29843	6.05	3.04	130	F8/G0V
33 G. CMa			45588	30711	6.05	3.67	97	F8/G0V
62 G. CMa			47827	31859	6.05	−0.32	614	A0V
90 G. CMa			50806	33094	6.05	3.99	84	G3/G5V
152 G. CMa			57118	35442	6.06			F2Ia
HK CMa 12 Canis Majoris 12 Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major.12 Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +6.07. It is approximately 668 light years from Earth. It is classified as an Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum type variable star and its brightness varies from...		12	49333	32504	6.07	−0.49	668	B7II/III	α ² CVn variable Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable An Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable is a type of variable star. These stars are chemically peculiar main sequence stars of spectral class B8p to A7p. They have strong magnetic fields and strong silicon, strontium, or chromium spectral lines...
117 G. CMa			53629	34142	6.09	1.07	330	K2IIICN...
121 G. CMa			54173	34318	6.09	−1.28	970	K2III
133 G. CMa			55568	34782	6.10	2.71	155	A8III/IV
56 G. CMa			47366	31674	6.11	1.46	277	K1III:
26 G. CMa			44996	30468	6.12	−2.73	1918	B4V
GY CMa (136 G. CMa)			55857	34924	6.12	−4.88	5175	B2II	β Cep variable
85 G. CMa			50643	33079	6.13	0.39	458	A3III
39 G. CMa			46064	31024	6.16	−1.57	1148	B2III
164 G. CMa			58346	35920	6.20	−0.31	652	B8/B9V
103 G. CMa			51823	33492	6.22	−1.25	1019	B2/B3V
91 G. CMa			50853	33126	6.23	0.43	472	A0V
127 G. CMa			54958	34617	6.23	2.74	162	F3V
168 G. CMa			58439	35975	6.24	−2.45	1781	A2Ib/II
V350 CMa (65 G. CMa)			48501	32144	6.26	2.81	159	F2V	γ Doradus variable Gamma Doradus variable Gamma Doradus variables are variable stars which display variations in luminosity due to non-radial pulsations of their surface. The stars are typically young, early F or late A type main sequence stars, and typical brightness fluctuations are 0.1 magnitudes with periods on the order of one day...
107 G. CMa			52273	33666	6.26	−1.90	1399	B2III
21 G. CMa			44891	30420	6.27	−2.15	1575	K2/K3III
			52619	33760	6.28	2.11	222	F3/F5V
16 G. CMa			44225	30062	6.29	−0.61	784	K3III
HR CMa (46 G. CMa)			46407	31205	6.30	0.88	395	K0III:...	Algol variable
148 G. CMa			56731	35241	6.30	0.46	481	A9II
25 G. CMa			44956	30376	6.31	1.27	332	G8III
KM CMa (45 G. CMa)			46347	31086	6.31	−1.10	988	M4III
78 G. CMa			49891	32744	6.31	0.04	584	A0/A1V
			44394	30190	6.32	−1.70	1309	K5
32 G. CMa			45420	30669	6.32	0.14	560	K0/K1III
51 G. CMa			47012	31469	6.32	0.33	513	K0III
82 G. CMa			50093	32827	6.32	−1.52	1203	B2III/IV
111 G. CMa			52348	33703	6.32	−1.50	1194	B3V
138 G. CMa			55985	34954	6.32	−1.92	1449	B2III
174 G. CMa			58766	36045	6.32	−1.09	988	B2/B3III
KX CMa (86 G. CMa)			50648	33040	6.33	−0.70	830	M6III
IL CMa (120 G. CMa)			54031	34248	6.34	−0.69	830	B3V
135 G. CMa			55856	34940	6.34	−2.08	1575	B2IV
143 G. CMa			56341	35132	6.34	−0.89	911	A0V
55 G. CMa			47247	31593	6.35	−0.46	751	B3V
99 G. CMa			51411	33330	6.36	−1.83	1417	B3V
104 G. CMa			51925	33532	6.36	−1.89	1455	B2V
V352 CMa			43162	29568	6.37	5.26	54	G5V
30 G. CMa			45184	30503	6.37	4.65	72	G2V
48 G. CMa			46602	31266	6.39	1.12	368	K0III+...
108 G. CMa			52140	33591	6.41	−0.46	771	B3V
68 G. CMa			48938	32322	6.43	4.31	87	F7V
38 G. CMa			46037	30988	6.44	−1.49	1259	M0/M1III
149 G. CMa			56876	35326	6.45	−0.80	921	B5Vn
60 G. CMa			47579	31736	6.48	−0.07	667	A2V
118 G. CMa			53975	34297	6.48	−4.42	4939	B7Iab...
			44379	30141	6.49	0.03	639	K0III
HD 47186 HD 47186 HD 47186 is a star located approximately 129 light-years away in the constellation of Canis Major. It is a G6V star with the characteristics very similar to the Sun, but it is 1.7 times more metal-rich. In 2008, two extrasolar planets were discovered orbiting the star.- Planetary system :Announced...			47186	31540	7.8	4.9	123	G6V	text-align:left; > has two planets (b HD 47186 b HD 47186 b is a “hot Neptune” extrasolar planet located approximately 123 light years away in the constellation of Canis Major, orbiting the star HD 47186. This planet has a minimum mass of 22.78 times that of Earth and orbits very close to the star at a similar distance from the star as 51 Pegasi... & c HD 47186 c HD 47186 c is an extrasolar planet located approximately 123 light years away in the constellation of Canis Major, orbiting the star HD 47186. This planet has a minimum mass of 0.35061 times that of Jupiter, or 1.1712 times that of Saturn. It takes 1353.6 days or 3.7059 years to revolve around the... )
HD 45364 HD 45364 HD 45364 is a star approximately 107 light years away from Earth in the constellation of Canis Major. As of August 2008 there are two confirmed extrasolar planets orbiting around it.- Planetary system :...			45364	30579	8.07	5.50	106	G8V	has two planets (b HD 45364 b HD 45364 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 106 light years away in the constellation of Canis Major, orbiting the 8th magnitude G-type main sequence star HD 45364. Its minimum mass is 63% that of Saturn or 19% that of Jupiter. It takes 227 days to orbit the star at a distance 68% that... & c HD 45364 c HD 45364 c is an extrasolar planet located approximately 106 light years away in the constellation of Canis Major, orbiting the 8th magnitude G-type main sequence star HD 45364. This planet is located in a 3:2 orbital resonance with HD 45364 b. It has minimum mass 3.5 times more massive than HD... )
HD 43197 HD 43197 HD 43197 is a 9th magnitude G-type main sequence or subgiant star located approximately 179 light years away in the constellation Canis Major. This star is larger, cooler, fainter, and less massive than our Sun. Also its metal content is five halves as much as the Sun. In 2009, a gas giant planet...			43197	29550	8.95	5.25	179	G9IV-V	has a planet (b HD 43197 b HD 43197 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type main sequence or subgiant star HD 43197, located approximately 179 light years away in the constellation Canis Major. This planet has at least three-fifths the mass of Jupiter and takes 0.9 years to orbit the star at a semimajor axis of... )
VY CMa VY Canis Majoris VY Canis Majoris is the largest known star and also one of the most luminous. Located in the constellation Canis Major, it is a red hypergiant, between 1800 and 2100 solar radii, 8.4–9.8 astronomical units in radius, about 3.0 billion km or 1.9 billion miles in diameter, and about 1.5 kiloparsecs ...			58061	35793	9.75	-9.4	5000	M3Ie–4Ie	The largest known star
SN 1975A SN 1975A SN 1975A a supernova located in NGC 2207/IC 2163. -References:*...					14.16		114,000,000	S	host galaxy NGC 2207
SN 1999ec SN 1999ec SN 1999EC is a supernova in Canis Major.-References:*...							114,000,000	S	host galaxy NGC 2207
SN 2003H SN 2003H SN 2003H was a supernova that appeared halfway between the colliding NGC 2207 and IC 2163 galaxies. It was discovered January 8, 2003, by the Lick Observatory and Tenagra Supernova Searches .-References:*...							114,000,000	S	host galaxy NGC 2207

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