Nu Canis Majoris
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The Bayer designation
Nu Canis Majoris (ν CMa / ν Canis Majoris) is shared by three star system
s, in the constellation
Canis Major
:
They are separated by the different asterism in Chinese astronomy
. ν¹ Canis Majoris was not any member of asterism. ν² Canis Majoris was stand alone in asterism 野雞 (Yě Jī), Wild Cockerel. ν³ Canis Majoris was member of asterism 軍市 (Jūn Shì), Market for Soldiers. Both of asterisms were lied in Well
mansion.
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...
Nu Canis Majoris (ν CMa / ν Canis Majoris) is shared by three star system
Star system
A star system or stellar system is a small number of stars which orbit each other, bound by gravitational attraction. A large number of stars bound by gravitation is generally called a star cluster or galaxy, although, broadly speaking, they are also star systems.-Binary star systems:A stellar...
s, in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
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...
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- ν¹ Canis MajorisNu1 Canis MajorisNu1 Canis Majoris is a binary star in the constellation Canis Major. It is approximately 277 light years from Earth....
- ν² Canis MajorisNu2 Canis MajorisNu² 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...
- ν³ Canis MajorisNu3 Canis MajorisNu3 Canis Majoris is a binary star in the constellation Canis Major. It is approximately 464 light years from Earth....
They are separated by the different asterism in Chinese astronomy
Chinese astronomy
Astronomy in China has a very long history, with historians considering that "they [the Chinese] were the most persistent and accurate observers of celestial phenomena anywhere in the world before the Arabs."...
. ν¹ Canis Majoris was not any member of asterism. ν² Canis Majoris was stand alone in asterism 野雞 (Yě Jī), Wild Cockerel. ν³ Canis Majoris was member of asterism 軍市 (Jūn Shì), Market for Soldiers. Both of asterisms were lied in Well
Well (Chinese constellation)
The Well mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:...
mansion.