Misplaced Pages

List of stars in Canis Major

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Canis Major, sorted by decreasing brightness.

List

Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis.
mag. 		abs.
mag. 		Dist. (ly) Sp. class Notes
Sirius A, B α 9 48915 32349 06 45 09.25 −16° 42′ 47.3″ −1.46 1.42 8.6 A0m... Alhabor, Aschere, Canicula, the Dog Star; brightest star, 5th nearest star system; binary
ε CMa ε 21 52089 33579 06 58 37.55 −28° 58′ 19.5″ 1.50 −4.10 431 B2II Adhara, Aoul al Adzari, Prima Virginum part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari
δ CMa δ 25 54605 34444 07 08 23.49 −26° 23′ 35.5″ 1.83 −6.87 1791 F8Ia Wezen, Thalath al Adzari, Tertia Virginum, part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari; variable star, ΔV = 0.004, P = 24.08478 d
β CMa β 2 44743 30324 06 22 41.99 −17° 57′ 21.3″ 1.98 −3.95 499 B1II/III Mirzam (Murzim); β Cep variable, Vmax = 1.93, Vmin = 2, P = 0.25003 d
η CMa η 31 58350 35904 07 24 05.71 −29° 18′ 11.2″ 2.45 −7.51 3196 B5Ia Aludra, part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari; α Cyg variable
ζ CMa ζ 1 44402 30122 06 20 18.79 −30° 03′ 48.2″ 3.02 −2.05 336 B2.5V Furud; spectroscopic binary; suspected variable
ο CMa ο 24 53138 33977 07 03 01.47 −23° 49′ 59.9″ 3.02 −6.46 2567 B3Ia Thanih al Adzari, Secunda Virginum, part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari; α Cyg variable
σ CMa σ 22 52877 33856 07 01 43.15 −27° 56′ 05.4″ 3.49 −4.37 1216 K4III Unurgunite, irregular variable, Vmax = 3.43, Vmin = 3.51
κ CMa κ 13 50013 32759 06 49 50.47 −32° 30′ 30.6″ 3.50 −3.42 789 B1.5IVne γ Cas variable, Vmax = 3.40, Vmin = 3.97
ο CMa ο 16 50877 33152 06 54 07.95 −24° 11′ 03.2″ 3.89 −5.02 1976 K3Iab irregular variable, Vmax = 3.78, Vmin = 3.99
ν CMa ν 7 47205 31592 06 36 41.00 −19° 15′ 20.6″ 3.95 2.46 65 K1III+... Yějī (野雞), has a planet (b); suspected variable, Vmax = 3.87, Vmin = 3.96
ω CMa ω 28 56139 35037 07 14 48.66 −26° 46′ 21.7″ 4.01 −3.25 924 B2IV/Ve γ Cas variable, Vmax = 3.54, Vmin = 4.18
θ CMa θ 14 50778 33160 06 54 11.48 −12° 02′ 18.9″ 4.08 −0.36 252 K4III
γ CMa γ 23 53244 34045 07 03 45.49 −15° 37′ 59.7″ 4.12 −1.34 402 B8II Muliphein; suspected variable
ξ CMa ξ 4 46328 31125 06 31 51.37 −23° 25′ 06.4″ 4.34 −4.65 2050 B1III β Cep variable, Vmax = 4.33, Vmin = 4.36, P = 0.2095755 d
ι CMa ι 20 51309 33347 06 56 08.23 −17° 03′ 15.3″ 4.36 −5.51 3075 B3Ib/II β Cep variable, Vmax = 4.36, Vmin = 4.4, P = 0.08 d
τ CMa τ 30 57061 35415 07 18 42.49 −24° 57′ 15.8″ 4.37 −5.59 3196 O9Ib member of the NGC 2362 star cluster; β Lyr variable
ν CMa ν 8 47442 31700 06 37 53.43 −18° 14′ 14.8″ 4.42 −1.35 464 K0II/III
27 CMa 27 EW 56014 34981 07 14 15.22 −26° 21′ 09.1″ 4.42 −4.00 1575 B3IIIe binary, component A spectroscopic binary, component B γ Cas variable, Vmax = 4.42, Vmin = 4.82
λ CMa λ 45813 30788 06 28 10.22 −32° 34′ 48.5″ 4.47 −1.01 406 B4V
ξ CMa ξ 5 46933 31416 06 35 03.38 −22° 57′ 53.4″ 4.54 −0.97 412 A0III
π CMa π 19 51199 33302 06 55 37.40 −20° 08′ 11.7″ 4.66 2.33 95 F2IV/V variable star, ΔV = 0.002, P = 0.09013 d
HD 56618 56618 35205 07 16 35.00 −27° 52′ 52.6″ 4.66 −1.05 453 M2III suspected variable
HD 47667 47667 31827 06 39 16.72 −14° 08′ 44.7″ 4.82 −3.60 1575 K2III
15 CMa 15 EY 50707 33092 06 53 32.91 −20° 13′ 27.3″ 4.82 −3.65 1614 B1IV β Cep variable, Vmax = 4.79, Vmin = 4.84, P = 0.184557 d
145 G. CMa 56577 35210 07 16 36.84 −23° 18′ 56.2″ 4.83 −6.59 6269 K4III Double star; suspected variable, Vmax = 4.78, Vmin = 4.86
UW CMa 29 UW 57060 35412 07 18 40.38 −24° 33′ 31.3″ 4.88 −4.93 2991 O7Ia:fp β Lyr variable, Vmax = 4.84, Vmin = 5.33, P = 4.393407 d
HD 57821 57821 35727 07 22 13.53 −19° 00′ 59.7″ 4.94 −1.06 517 B5II/III
HD 43445 43445 29735 06 15 44.88 −13° 43′ 06.2″ 5.00 −0.30 375 B9V
μ CMa μ 18 51250 33345 06 56 06.65 −14° 02′ 36.4″ 5.00 −2.22 908 B9.5V Isis
HD 43827 43827 29895 06 17 41.73 −16° 48′ 57.3″ 5.15 −1.05 567 K1III
HD 46184 46184 31084 06 31 23.02 −12° 23′ 30.9″ 5.16 0.05 343 K1III
HD 58343 FW 58343 35951 07 24 40.19 −16° 12′ 05.1″ 5.18 −2.13 945 B2Vne γ Cas variable, Vmax = 5., Vmin = 5.5
HD 44951 44951 30457 06 24 10.35 −11° 31′ 48.0″ 5.21 −0.34 420 K3III
10 CMa 10 FT 48917 32292 06 44 28.47 −31° 04′ 13.9″ 5.23 −4.29 2608 B2V γ Cas variable, Vmax = 5.13, Vmin = 5.44
HD 47536 47536 31688 06 37 47.54 −32° 20′ 23.6″ 5.25 −0.17 396 K1III has two planets (b & c)
11 CMa 11 49229 32492 06 46 51.09 −14° 25′ 33.6″ 5.28 −1.19 642 B8/B9III
HD 51283 51283 33316 06 55 46.93 −22° 56′ 29.2″ 5.28 −3.82 2159 B2/B3III suspected variable
HD 57146 57146 35427 07 18 51.28 −26° 35′ 09.1″ 5.29 −2.80 1353 G2II suspected variable
HD 49048 49048 32411 06 45 59.40 −14° 47′ 45.9″ 5.30 −0.13 398 A1IV/V
HD 58535 58535 35957 07 24 43.87 −31° 48′ 32.1″ 5.35 −0.79 552 K1III suspected variable, Vmax = 5.31, Vmin = 5.43
HD 56342 56342 35083 07 15 21.08 −30° 41′ 11.3″ 5.36 −1.12 646 B2V suspected variable, ΔV = 0.006
HD 58215 58215 35848 07 23 28.97 −27° 50′ 03.4″ 5.37 −0.76 549 K4III variable star, ΔV = 0.008, P = 20.67397 d
HD 49662 49662 32677 06 48 57.74 −15° 08′ 41.0″ 5.39 −0.96 607 B7IV variable star, ΔV = 0.010, P = 1.43019 d
NO CMa NO 58155 35795 07 23 00.70 −31° 55′ 25.6″ 5.40 −2.81 1430 B3V Be star
FN CMa FN 53974 34301 07 06 40.77 −11° 17′ 38.5″ 5.41 −4.29 2835 B0.5IV β Cep variable, Vmax = 5.38, Vmin = 5.42, P = 0.08866 d
HD 58286 58286 35855 07 23 31.90 −32° 12′ 07.5″ 5.41 −2.34 1156 B2/B3II/III
HD 51733 51733 33478 06 57 33.97 −24° 37′ 51.8″ 5.45 2.52 126 F3V
HD 55070 55070 34624 07 10 19.33 −27° 29′ 29.5″ 5.46 −1.01 643 G8III
HD 56405 56405 35180 07 16 14.58 −15° 35′ 08.4″ 5.46 0.82 277 A1V suspected variable
FR CMa FR 44458 30214 06 21 24.72 −11° 46′ 23.7″ 5.48 −3.07 1672 B1Vpe SB γ Cas variable, Vmax = 5.46, Vmin = 5.64
HD 43955 43955 29941 06 18 13.73 −19° 58′ 01.2″ 5.51 −1.91 994 B2/B3V
HD 56160 56160 35044 07 14 51.19 −27° 02′ 16.5″ 5.58 0.97 273 K3III variable star, ΔV = 0.006, P = 4.45653 d
HD 52018 52018 33575 06 58 35.90 −25° 24′ 51.0″ 5.59 −1.93 1042 B2V
HD 57478 57478 35615 07 20 58.29 −14° 21′ 37.8″ 5.59 −0.57 556 G8/K0III
NR CMa NR 58954 36186 07 27 07.99 −17° 51′ 53.5″ 5.60 0.93 280 F2V δ Sct variable
HD 45018 45018 30436 06 23 55.91 −25° 34′ 39.1″ 5.61 −1.04 697 K5III suspected variable
HD 46936 46936 31362 06 34 35.33 −32° 42′ 58.5″ 5.62 −0.25 487 B9V
HR 2501 HP 49131 32385 06 45 31.19 −30° 56′ 56.4″ 5.62 −2.81 1583 B+... γ Cas and λ Eri variable, Vmax = 5.33, Vmin = 5.81, P = 0.79187 d
LS CMa LS 52670 33804 07 01 05.95 −25° 12′ 56.3″ 5.64 −1.85 1028 B2/B3III/IV eclipsing binary
HD 50644 50644 33077 06 53 18.84 −19° 01′ 58.0″ 5.65 0.63 329 A9/F0III
FY CMa FY 58978 36168 07 26 59.49 −23° 05′ 09.7″ 5.65 −2.54 1417 B1II γ Cas variable, Vmax = 4.8, Vmin = 6.25
LZ CMa LZ 54912 34579 07 09 43.03 −25° 13′ 51.8″ 5.69 −3.06 1831 B2V β Lyr variable, ΔV = 0.03
HD 47946 47946 31870 06 39 42.67 −30° 28′ 12.1″ 5.70 1.36 241 K1III
R CMa R 57167 35487 07 19 28.08 −16° 23′ 41.7″ 5.70 2.48 144 F2III/IV Algol variable, Vmax = 5.7, Vmin = 6.34, P = 1.1359405 d
ν CMa ν 6 47138 31564 06 36 22.86 −18° 39′ 35.8″ 5.71 1.07 277 G8III/F3V...
HD 46547 46547 31190 06 32 38.98 −32° 01′ 49.6″ 5.73 −1.32 838 B2V suspected variable, ΔV = 5.64, P = 5.72 d
IY CMa IY 45871 30840 06 28 39.24 −32° 22′ 16.7″ 5.74 −1.27 823 B5IV Be star; eclipsing binary
HD 50123 HZ 50123 32810 06 50 23.35 −31° 42′ 21.9″ 5.74 −0.97 718 B3V rotating ellipsoidal variable, Vmax = 5.71, Vmin = 5.79
FV CMa FV 54309 34360 07 07 22.59 −23° 50′ 26.6″ 5.75 −4.04 2964 B2V:nn γ Cas variable, Vmax = 5.64, Vmin = 5.94
HD 45765 45765 30836 06 28 37.41 −17° 27′ 57.7″ 5.76 0.19 424 K0III
HD 49980 49980 32809 06 50 21.77 −17° 05′ 04.4″ 5.77 −2.62 1552 K3III
HD 55589 55589 34888 07 13 07.20 −11° 15′ 04.9″ 5.77 −0.77 661 K0
HD 44081 44081 30011 06 18 58.98 −20° 55′ 32.2″ 5.79 −2.97 1842 B3II/III suspected β Cep variable
HD 58461 58461 35998 07 25 08.44 −13° 45′ 07.1″ 5.79 3.08 114 F3V
HD 58612 58612 36024 07 25 25.27 −25° 13′ 04.0″ 5.79 −4.19 3228 B5III
HD 59067 59067 36251 07 27 51.66 −11° 33′ 24.7″ 5.79 −1.66 1009 B8Vv comp VB γ Cas variable, Vmax = 5.73, Vmin = 5.90
17 CMa 17 51055 33248 06 55 02.74 −20° 24′ 17.5″ 5.80 −0.54 605 A2V
HD 55344 55344 34758 07 11 41.61 −20° 52′ 59.2″ 5.84 −0.04 489 A0IV/V
MZ CMa MZ 57615 35626 07 21 04.34 −25° 53′ 30.0″ 5.87 −0.86 723 M3III semiregular variable
HD 43396 43396 29679 06 15 08.40 −20° 16′ 20.1″ 5.88 −1.39 929 K2III variable star, ΔV = 0.008, P = 2.42919 d
26 CMa 26 MM 55522 34798 07 12 12.22 −25° 56′ 33.4″ 5.91 −0.80 718 B2IV/V 53 Per variable
HD 46189 46189 31037 06 30 46.29 −27° 46′ 10.5″ 5.92 −1.78 1128 B3IV/V variable star, ΔV = 0.005, P = 3.28106 d
HD 49095 49095 32366 06 45 23.08 −31° 47′ 34.5″ 5.92 3.99 79 F7V
HD 47182 47182 31599 06 36 46.60 −13° 19′ 15.5″ 5.95 −0.91 769 K4/K5III
HD 55762 55762 34914 07 13 24.01 −22° 40′ 26.9″ 5.96 −0.90 780 K4III suspected variable, ΔV = 0.14
HD 43544 43544 29771 06 16 07.70 −16° 37′ 04.8″ 5.97 −1.07 836 B2/B3V suspected variable, Vmax = 5.71, Vmin = 5.97
HD 43429 43429 29692 06 15 17.71 −18° 28′ 37.2″ 5.99 1.96 208 K1III
OS CMa OS 54764 34561 07 09 33.37 −16° 14′ 04.2″ 6.00 B1Ib/II α Cyg variable
HR 2800 HQ 57593 35611 07 20 54.92 −26° 57′ 49.9″ 6.00 −2.71 1801 B3V Algol variable, Vmax = 5.99, Vmin = 6.25, P = 24.6033 d
HD 47561 47561 31758 06 38 35.43 −16° 52′ 24.6″ 6.01 0.26 460 A0IV
HD 56578 56578 35213 07 16 38.38 −23° 18′ 39.8″ 6.02 1.53 258 A5m...
HD 44021 44021 29993 06 18 48.79 −15° 01′ 30.0″ 6.04 −0.73 738 M1III: suspected variable, Vmax = 5.96, Vmin = 6.06
HD 49001 49001 32368 06 45 23.38 −23° 27′ 45.0″ 6.04 0.15 492 K2III
HD 58585 58585 36017 07 25 19.98 −21° 58′ 57.4″ 6.04 −3.90 3165 A6II
HD 43745 43745 29843 06 17 03.52 −22° 42′ 52.6″ 6.05 3.04 130 F8/G0V
HD 45588 45588 30711 06 27 11.48 −25° 51′ 21.5″ 6.05 3.67 97 F8/G0V
HD 47827 47827 31859 06 39 36.22 −23° 41′ 44.3″ 6.05 −0.32 614 A0V
HD 50806 50806 33094 06 53 33.76 −28° 32′ 19.4″ 6.05 3.99 84 G3/G5V
HD 57118 57118 35442 07 19 01.92 −19° 16′ 49.1″ 6.11 F2Ia suspected variable, Vmax = 6.08, Vmin = 6.11
12 CMa 12 HK 49333 32504 06 47 01.49 −21° 00′ 55.5″ 6.07 −0.49 668 B7II/III α CVn variable
HD 53629 53629 34142 07 04 47.04 −22° 01′ 53.8″ 6.09 1.07 330 K2IIICN...
HD 54173 54173 34318 07 06 52.48 −24° 57′ 38.1″ 6.09 −1.28 970 K2III variable star, ΔV = 0.005, P = 17.08526 d
HD 55568 55568 34782 07 12 04.12 −30° 49′ 17.1″ 6.10 2.71 155 A8III/IV
HD 47366 47366 31674 06 37 40.79 −12° 59′ 05.3″ 6.11 1.46 277 K1III: has two planets (b & c)
HD 44996 44996 30468 06 24 20.58 −12° 57′ 43.0″ 6.12 −2.73 1918 B4V suspected variable
GY CMa GY 55857 34924 07 13 36.45 −27° 21′ 22.9″ 6.12 −4.88 5175 B2II β Cep variable, ΔV = 0.04, P = 0.112 d
HD 50643 50643 33079 06 53 21.85 −18° 55′ 58.5″ 6.13 0.39 458 A3III
HD 46064 46064 31024 06 30 34.89 −13° 08′ 53.4″ 6.16 −1.57 1148 B2III suspected variable
HD 58346 58346 35920 07 24 17.24 −22° 54′ 46.0″ 6.20 −0.31 652 B8/B9V
HD 51823 51823 33492 06 57 42.64 −27° 32′ 15.1″ 6.22 −1.25 1019 B2/B3V suspected variable
HD 50853 50853 33126 06 53 55.46 −24° 32′ 19.5″ 6.23 0.43 472 A0V
HD 54958 54958 34617 07 10 09.36 −18° 41′ 08.1″ 6.23 2.74 162 F3V
HD 58439 58439 35975 07 24 50.88 −19° 00′ 44.2″ 6.24 −2.45 1781 A2Ib/II suspected variable
HD 48501 V350 48501 32144 06 42 46.08 −22° 26′ 55.8″ 6.26 2.81 159 F2V γ Dor variable, Vmax = 6.18, Vmin = 6.27, P = 0.91401 d
HD 52273 52273 33666 06 59 39.26 −21° 36′ 10.4″ 6.26 −1.90 1399 B2III
HD 44891 44891 30420 06 23 46.14 −15° 04′ 16.5″ 6.27 −2.15 1575 K2/K3III
HD 52619 52619 33760 07 00 42.53 −28° 29′ 22.1″ 6.28 2.11 222 F3/F5V
HD 44225 44225 30062 06 19 38.19 −22° 06′ 11.3″ 6.29 −0.61 784 K3III suspected variable
HD 46407 HR 46407 31205 06 32 46.88 −11° 09′ 59.0″ 6.30 0.88 395 K0III:... Algol variable, Vmax = 6.24, Vmin = 6.32
HD 56731 56731 35241 07 16 57.22 −30° 53′ 49.0″ 6.30 0.46 481 A9II
HD 44956 44956 30376 06 23 14.50 −31° 47′ 25.1″ 6.31 1.27 332 G8III
KM CMa KM 46347 31086 06 31 24.01 −32° 52′ 06.8″ 6.31 −1.10 988 M4III semiregular variable
HD 49891 49891 32744 06 49 44.00 −24° 04′ 33.7″ 6.31 0.04 584 A0/A1V
HD 44394 44394 30190 06 21 05.43 −11° 49′ 02.4″ 6.32 −1.70 1309 K5
HD 45420 45420 30669 06 26 42.66 −14° 36′ 12.2″ 6.32 0.14 560 K0/K1III
HD 47012 47012 31469 06 35 30.81 −22° 06′ 32.4″ 6.32 0.33 513 K0III
HD 50093 50093 32827 06 50 36.96 −25° 46′ 42.3″ 6.32 −1.52 1203 B2III/IV
HD 52348 52348 33703 07 00 08.29 −20° 09′ 30.4″ 6.32 −1.50 1194 B3V
HD 55985 55985 34954 07 13 57.34 −30° 20′ 23.3″ 6.32 −1.92 1449 B2III suspected variable
HD 58766 58766 36045 07 25 42.99 −31° 44′ 19.4″ 6.32 −1.09 988 B2/B3III suspected variable
KX CMa KX 50648 33040 06 53 00.31 −26° 57′ 26.9″ 6.33 −0.70 830 M6III semiregular variable
HR 2680 IL 54031 34248 07 06 00.49 −30° 39′ 20.6″ 6.34 −0.69 830 B3V Algol and 53 Per variable, Vmax = 6.32, Vmin = 6.54, P = 8.09858 d
HD 55856 55856 34940 07 13 48.39 −22° 54′ 20.8″ 6.34 −2.08 1575 B2IV suspected variable
HD 56341 56341 35132 07 15 47.30 −23° 44′ 25.1″ 6.34 −0.89 911 A0V
V415 CMa V415 47247 31593 06 36 41.07 −22° 36′ 53.1″ 6.35 −0.46 751 B3V

Algol variable, Vmax = 6.34, Vmin = 6.48, P = 1.98571 d

HD 51411 51411 33330 06 55 54.78 −31° 47′ 24.7″ 6.36 −1.83 1417 B3V Be star, ΔV = 0.015
HD 51925 51925 33532 06 58 07.56 −27° 09′ 51.8″ 6.36 −1.89 1455 B2V suspected variable
V352 CMa V352 43162 29568 06 13 45.33 −23° 51′ 43.9″ 6.37 5.26 54 G5V BY Dra variable, Vmax = 6.35, Vmin = 6.40, P = 7.2 d
HD 45184 45184 30503 06 24 43.99 −28° 46′ 47.3″ 6.37 4.65 72 G2V has a planet (b)
HD 46602 46602 31266 06 33 26.68 −20° 55′ 26.0″ 6.39 1.12 368 K0III+...
HD 52140 52140 33591 06 58 43.70 −30° 59′ 53.0″ 6.41 −0.46 771 B3V
HD 48938 48938 32322 06 44 51.96 −27° 20′ 32.6″ 6.43 4.31 87 F7V
HD 46037 46037 30988 06 30 11.81 −19° 12′ 53.4″ 6.44 −1.49 1259 M0/M1III suspected variable
HD 56876 56876 35326 07 17 48.01 −26° 47′ 51.2″ 6.45 −0.80 921 B5Vn
HD 47579 47579 31736 06 38 22.91 −23° 34′ 49.1″ 6.48 −0.07 667 A2V
HD 53975 53975 34297 07 06 35.97 −12° 23′ 38.2″ 6.48 −4.42 4939 B7Iab...
HD 44379 44379 30141 06 20 35.17 −23° 38′ 16.1″ 6.49 0.03 639 K0III
HD 42927 IP 42927 29488 06 12 46.33 −17° 45′ 47.6″ 6.49 908 B5II/III rotating ellipsoidal variable, Vmax = 6.50, Vmin = 6.54, P = 5.0946 d
FU CMa FU 52437 33721 07 00 19.36 −22° 07′ 08.6″ 6.51 2100 B3Vnn γ Cas variable, Vmax = 6.48, Vmin = 6.6
W CMa W 54361 34413 07 08 03.44 −11° 55′ 23.8″ 6.56 8400 C semiregular variable, Vmax = 6.27, Vmin = 7.09, P = 160 d
GU CMa GU 52721 33868 07 01 49.51 −11° 18′ 03.3″ 6.59 1450 B2Vne β Lyr variable, Vmax = 6.49, Vmin = 6.72, P = 1.610137 d
HR 2724 HN 55595 34814 07 12 24.18 −27° 28′ 29.1″ 6.61 805 A5IV-V δ Sct variable, ΔV = 0.025
EZ CMa EZ 50896 33165 06 54 13.04 −23° 55′ 42.0″ 6.91 4500 WN4-s Wolf–Rayet star, Vmax = 6.71, Vmin = 6.95, P = 3.763 d
HD 47186 47186 31540 06 36 08.79 −27° 37′ 20.3″ 7.8 4.9 123 G6V has two planets (b & c)
VY CMa VY 58061 35793 07 22 58.29 −25° 46′ 03.5″ 7.95 −9.4 3900 M2.5–M5e Ia One of the largest known stars; semiregular variable or irregular variable, Vmax = 6.5, Vmin = 9.6
GZ CMa GZ 56429 35187 07 16 09.21 −16° 43′ 00.1″ 7.97 1290 A0III/IV Algol variable, Vmax = 7.97, Vmin = 8.51, P = 4.80085 d
HD 45364 45364 30579 06 25 38.48 −31° 28′ 51.4″ 8.07 5.50 106 G8V has two planets (b & c)
FZ CMa FZ 52942 33953 07 02 42.61 −11° 27′ 11.6″ 8.14 1350 B2IVn Algol variable, Vmax = 8.05, Vmin = 8.44, P = 1.27306 d
HD 45677 FS 45677 30800 06 28 17.42 −13° 03′ 11.1″ 8.50 908 Bpshe prototype FS CMa variable, Vmax = 7.35, Vmin = 8.58
Z CMa Z 53179 34042 07 03 43.16 −11° 33′ 06.2″ 8.80 2630 Bpe EXor and FU Ori variable, Vmax = 8.2, Vmin = 10.6
HD 43197 43197 29550 06 13 35.66 −29° 53′ 50.2″ 8.95 5.25 179 G9IV-V Amadioha, has a planet (b)
SW CMa SW 54520 34431 07 08 15.24 −22° 26′ 25.3″ 9.16 2230 A3IV Algol variable, Vmax = 9.15, Vmin = 9.68, P = 10.091988 d
WASP-101 06 33 24.0 −23° 29′ 10″ 10.3 F6 has a transiting planet (b)
HD 56925 56925 35378 07 18 29.13 −13° 13′ 01.5″ 11.40 3700 WN4-s Wolf–Rayet star at center of NGC 2359
DZ CMa DZ 07 16 59.33 −15° 18′ 25.4″ 11.6 G0 double-mode Cepheid variable, Vmax = 11.6, Vmin = 12.4, P = 2.311 d
HATS-4 06 16 27.0 −21° 27′ 11″ 13.5 1370 has a planet (b)
EUVE J0720-317 IN 07 20 47.91 −31° 47′ 02.7″ 14.64 DA.9 re-radiating binary system, Vmax = 14.64, Vmin = 14.89, P = 1.262396 d
RX J0720.4-3125 07 20 24.96 −31° 25′ 50.2″ 26.6 1174 one of the nearest neutron stars
PSR B0628-28 06 30 49.48 −28° 34′ 43.1″ pulsar
CX CMa 07 22 00.9896 −25° 52′ 35.912″ 9.6 6000-7000 B5V eclipsing binary, Vmax = 9.9, Vmin = 10.6, P = 0.954625 d
NN CMa NN 58011 35769 07 22 43.32 −26° 00′ 40.9″ 7.19 -12.85 3397 B1/B2Ib/IIn
Table legend:

 • Name = Proper name
 • B = Bayer designation
 • F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
 • Var = Variable star designation
 • HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
 • HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
 • RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
 • Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

 • vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or mv), also known as apparent magnitude
 • abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (Mv)
 • Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
 • Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
 • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties

See also

References

  1. ^ E.B Knobel – On a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket
  2. ^ Consisting with ε CMa, δ CMa (Wezen), η CMa (Aludra) and ο CMa (Thanih al Adzari), see Star Names, R.H. Allen, p. 130
  3. ^ ε CMa as Aoul al Adzari or Prima Virginum (the first virgin), ο CMa as Thanih al Adzari or Secunda Virginum (the second virgin) and δ CMa as Thalath al Adzari or Tertia Virginum (the third virgin). η CMa should be Rabah al Adzari or Quarta Virginum (the fourth virgin) consistently, but it was given by the name Aludra, meaning the virgin (same meaning with Adhara (ε CMa) or Al ʽAdhārā)
  4. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日
  5. This star is Gould's 145th of Canis Major in his Uranometria Argentina. (Gould, B. A., (2009) Uranometria Argentina, (Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F.) Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine) Kostjuk (see abovew) erroneously lists it as simply "145 CMa". SIMBAD follows this error in its object query result as " * 145 CMa – Star".
  6. "Approved names". NameExoWorlds. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
Lists of stars by constellation
  • List of stars in ...
Constellation of Canis Major
Stars
Bayer
Flamsteed
Variable
HR
HD
Other
Exoplanets
Star
clusters
NGC
Other
Nebulae
Galaxies
NGC
Other
Astronomical events
Category
Categories:
List of stars in Canis Major Add topic