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Canis Major

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Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, located in the southern constellation of Canis Major. Its name is derived from the Greek word (Latin script: ; ). The star is designated  Canis Majoris, Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, and abbreviated  CMa or Alpha CMa. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, Sirius is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star. Sirius is a binary star consisting of a main-sequence star of spectral type A0 or A1, termed Sirius A, and a faint white dwarf companion of spectral type DA2, termed Sirius B. The distance betw

constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere

VY Canis Majoris

red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major

star in the constellation Canis Major

Open cluster in the constellation Canis Major

HII region in the constellation Canis Major

open cluster in Canis Major

Delta Canis Majoris

Eta Canis Majoris

star in the constellation Canis Major

spiral galaxy in the constellation Canis Major

Beta Canis Majoris

star in the constellation Canis Major

interacting galaxy

open cluster in Canis Major

Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy

disputed irregular galaxy located near the constellation Canis Major

Gamma Canis Majoris

star in the constellation Canis Major

list of stars in Canis Major

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Zeta Canis Majoris

star in the constellation Canis Major

NGC 2207 and IC 2163

pair of colliding spiral galaxies in the constellation Canis Major

Omicron2 Canis Majoris

star in the constellation Canis Major

Sigma Canis Majoris

variable star in the constellation Canis Major

Kappa Canis Majoris

variable star in the constellation Canis Major

Tau Canis Majoris

Omicron1 Canis Majoris

variable star in the constellation Canis Major

Iota Canis Majoris

variable star in the constellation Canis Major

Theta Canis Majoris

12 Canis Majoris

star in the constellation Canis Major

Omega Canis Majoris

variable star in the constellation Canis Major

Xi1 Canis Majoris

variable star in the constellation Canis Major

Nu2 Canis Majoris

NR Canis Majoris

Pi Canis Majoris

binary star system in the constellation Canis Major

UW Canis Majoris

Beta Lyrae variable in the constellation Canis Major

26 Canis Majoris

star in the constellation Canis Major

27 Canis Majoris

star in the constellation Canis Major

FS Canis Majoris

variable star in the constellation Canis Major

Xi2 Canis Majoris

binary star system in the consellation Canis Major

EZ Canis Majoris

binary star in the Canis Major constellation

Lambda Canis Majoris

star in the constellation Canis Major

15 Canis Majoris

variable star in the constellation Canis Major

R Canis Majoris (Rommel)

The uranometric designation of R Canis Majoris is updated, extending to Rommel Canis Majoris. Chilean astronomer Amparo Rogel (who was investigating the super-Earth candidate, '7 Canis Majoris b') thus contributed to improving the star's recognition.

145 G. Canis Majoris

star in the constellation Canis Major

emission nebula

Nu3 Canis Majoris

binary star system in the constellation Canis Major

Z Canis Majoris

variable star in the constellation Canis Major

FR Canis Majoris

star in the constellation Canis Major

star in the constellation Canis Major

Omicron Canis Majoris

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Mu Canis Majoris

Nu1 Canis Majoris

binary star system in the constellation Canis Major