This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Canis Major, sorted by decreasing brightness.
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Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis.mag. abs.mag. Dist. (ly) Sp. class Notes Sirius A, B α 9 48915 32349 −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 1.50 −4.10 431 B2II Adhara, Aoul al Adzari, Prima VirginumE.B Knobel – On a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al AdzariConsisting with ε CMa, δ CMa (Wezen), η CMa (Aludra) and ο2 CMa (Thanih al Adzari), see Star Names, R.H. Allen, p. 130ε CMa as Aoul al Adzari or Prima Virginum (the first virgin), ο2 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) δ CMa δ 25 54605 34444 1.83 −6.87 1791 F8Ia Wezen, Thalath al Adzari, Tertia Virginum, part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari; variable star, β CMa β 2 44743 30324 1.98 −3.95 499 B1II/III Mirzam (Murzim); β Cep variable, η CMa η 31 58350 35904 2.45 −7.51 3196 B5Ia Aludra, part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari; α Cyg variable ζ CMa ζ 1 44402 30122 3.02 −2.05 336 B2.5V Furud; spectroscopic binary; suspected variable ο2 CMa 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 σ 22 52877 33856 3.49 −4.37 1216 K4III Unurgunite, irregular variable, κ CMa 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 ν2 7 47205 31592 3.95 2.46 65 K1III+... Yějī (野雞), AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日 has a planet (b); suspected variable, ω CMa ω 28 56139 35037 4.01 −3.25 924 B2IV/Ve γ Cas variable, θ CMa θ 14 50778 33160 4.08 −0.36 252 K4III γ CMa γ 23 53244 34045 4.12 −1.34 402 B8II Muliphein; suspected variable ξ1 CMa ξ1 4 46328 31125 4.34 −4.65 2050 B1III β Cep variable, ι CMa ι 20 51309 33347 4.36 −5.51 3075 B3Ib/II β Cep variable, τ CMa τ 30 57061 35415 4.37 −5.59 3196 O9Ib member of the NGC 2362 star cluster; β Lyr variable ν3 CMa ν3 8 47442 31700 4.42 −1.35 464 K0II/III 27 CMa 27 EW 56014 34981 4.42 −4.00 1575 B3IIIe binary, component A spectroscopic binary, component B γ Cas variable, λ CMa λ 45813 30788 4.47 −1.01 406 B4V ξ2 CMa ξ2 5 46933 31416 4.54 −0.97 412 A0III π CMa π 19 51199 33302 4.66 2.33 95 F2IV/V variable star, HD 56618 56618 35205 4.66 −1.05 453 M2III suspected variable HD 47667 47667 31827 4.82 −3.60 1575 K2III 15 CMa π1 15 EY 50707 33092 4.82 −3.65 1614 B1IV β Cep variable, 145 G. CMaThis star is Gould's 145th of Canis Major in his Uranometria Argentina. (Gould, B. A., (2009) Uranometria Argentina, (Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F.)) Kostjuk (see abovew) erroneously lists it as simply "145 CMa". SIMBAD follows this error in its object query result as " * 145 CMa – Star". 56577 35210 4.83 −6.59 6269 K4III Double star; suspected variable, UW CMa 29 UW 57060 35412 4.88 −4.93 2991 O7Ia:fp β Lyr variable, HD 57821 57821 35727 4.94 −1.06 517 B5II/III HD 43445 43445 29735 5.00 −0.30 375 B9V μ CMa μ 18 51250 33345 5.00 −2.22 908 B9.5V Isis HD 43827 χ 43827 29895 5.15 −1.05 567 K1III HD 46184 46184 31084 5.16 0.05 343 K1III HD 58343 FW 58343 35951 5.18 −2.13 945 B2Vne γ Cas variable, HD 44951 44951 30457 5.21 −0.34 420 K3III 10 CMa 10 FT 48917 32292 5.23 −4.29 2608 B2V γ Cas variable, HD 47536 47536 31688 5.25 −0.17 396 K1III has two planets (b & c) 11 CMa ψ 11 49229 32492 5.28 −1.19 642 B8/B9III HD 51283 51283 33316 5.28 −3.82 2159 B2/B3III suspected variable HD 57146 57146 35427 5.29 −2.80 1353 G2II suspected variable HD 49048 ψ 49048 32411 5.30 −0.13 398 A1IV/V HD 58535 58535 35957 5.35 −0.79 552 K1III suspected variable, HD 56342 56342 35083 5.36 −1.12 646 B2V suspected variable, HD 58215 58215 35848 5.37 −0.76 549 K4III variable star, HD 49662 49662 32677 5.39 −0.96 607 B7IV variable star, NO CMa NO 58155 35795 5.40 −2.81 1430 B3V Be star FN CMa FN 53974 34301 5.41 −4.29 2835 B0.5IV β Cep variable, HD 58286 58286 35855 5.41 −2.34 1156 B2/B3II/III HD 51733 51733 33478 5.45 2.52 126 F3V HD 55070 55070 34624 5.46 −1.01 643 G8III HD 56405 56405 35180 5.46 0.82 277 A1V suspected variable FR CMa FR 44458 30214 5.48 −3.07 1672 B1Vpe SB γ Cas variable, HD 43955 φ 43955 29941 5.51 −1.91 994 B2/B3V HD 56160 56160 35044 5.58 0.97 273 K3III variable star, HD 52018 52018 33575 5.59 −1.93 1042 B2V HD 57478 57478 35615 5.59 −0.57 556 G8/K0III NR CMa NR 58954 36186 5.60 0.93 280 F2V δ Sct variable HD 45018 45018 30436 5.61 −1.04 697 K5III suspected variable HD 46936 46936 31362 5.62 −0.25 487 B9V HR 2501 HP 49131 32385 5.62 −2.81 1583 B+... γ Cas and λ Eri variable, LS CMa LS 52670 33804 5.64 −1.85 1028 B2/B3III/IV eclipsing binary HD 50644 50644 33077 5.65 0.63 329 A9/F0III FY CMa FY 58978 36168 5.65 −2.54 1417 B1II γ Cas variable, LZ CMa LZ 54912 34579 5.69 −3.06 1831 B2V β Lyr variable, HD 47946 47946 31870 5.70 1.36 241 K1III R CMa R 57167 35487 5.70 2.48 144 F2III/IV Algol variable, ν1 CMa ν1 6 47138 31564 5.71 1.07 277 G8III/F3V... HD 46547 46547 31190 5.73 −1.32 838 B2V suspected variable, IY CMa IY 45871 30840 5.74 −1.27 823 B5IV Be star; eclipsing binary HD 50123 HZ 50123 32810 5.74 −0.97 718 B3V rotating ellipsoidal variable, FV CMa FV 54309 34360 5.75 −4.04 2964 B2V:nn γ Cas variable, HD 45765 45765 30836 5.76 0.19 424 K0III HD 49980 49980 32809 5.77 −2.62 1552 K3III HD 55589 55589 34888 5.77 −0.77 661 K0 HD 44081 44081 30011 5.79 −2.97 1842 B3II/III suspected β Cep variable HD 58461 58461 35998 5.79 3.08 114 F3V HD 58612 58612 36024 5.79 −4.19 3228 B5III HD 59067 59067 36251 5.79 −1.66 1009 B8Vv comp VB γ Cas variable, 17 CMa π2 17 51055 33248 5.80 −0.54 605 A2V HD 55344 55344 34758 5.84 −0.04 489 A0IV/V MZ CMa MZ 57615 35626 5.87 −0.86 723 M3III semiregular variable HD 43396 43396 29679 5.88 −1.39 929 K2III variable star, 26 CMa 26 MM 55522 34798 5.91 −0.80 718 B2IV/V 53 Per variable HD 46189 46189 31037 5.92 −1.78 1128 B3IV/V variable star, HD 49095 49095 32366 5.92 3.99 79 F7V HD 47182 47182 31599 5.95 −0.91 769 K4/K5III HD 55762 55762 34914 5.96 −0.90 780 K4III suspected variable, HD 43544 43544 29771 5.97 −1.07 836 B2/B3V suspected variable, HD 43429 43429 29692 5.99 1.96 208 K1III OS CMa OS 54764 34561 6.00 B1Ib/II α Cyg variable HR 2800 HQ 57593 35611 6.00 −2.71 1801 B3V Algol variable, HD 47561 47561 31758 6.01 0.26 460 A0IV HD 56578 56578 35213 6.02 1.53 258 A5m... HD 44021 44021 29993 6.04 −0.73 738 M1III: suspected variable, HD 49001 49001 32368 6.04 0.15 492 K2III HD 58585 58585 36017 6.04 −3.90 3165 A6II HD 43745 43745 29843 6.05 3.04 130 F8/G0V HD 45588 45588 30711 6.05 3.67 97 F8/G0V HD 47827 47827 31859 6.05 −0.32 614 A0V HD 50806 50806 33094 6.05 3.99 84 G3/G5V HD 57118 57118 35442 6.11 F2Ia suspected variable, 12 CMa 12 HK 49333 32504 6.07 −0.49 668 B7II/III α2 CVn variable HD 53629 53629 34142 6.09 1.07 330 K2IIICN... HD 54173 54173 34318 6.09 −1.28 970 K2III variable star, HD 55568 55568 34782 6.10 2.71 155 A8III/IV HD 47366 47366 31674 6.11 1.46 277 K1III: has two planets (b & c) HD 44996 44996 30468 6.12 −2.73 1918 B4V suspected variable GY CMa GY 55857 34924 6.12 −4.88 5175 B2II β Cep variable, HD 50643 50643 33079 6.13 0.39 458 A3III HD 46064 46064 31024 6.16 −1.57 1148 B2III suspected variable HD 58346 58346 35920 6.20 −0.31 652 B8/B9V HD 51823 51823 33492 6.22 −1.25 1019 B2/B3V suspected variable HD 50853 50853 33126 6.23 0.43 472 A0V HD 54958 54958 34617 6.23 2.74 162 F3V HD 58439 58439 35975 6.24 −2.45 1781 A2Ib/II suspected variable HD 48501 V350 48501 32144 6.26 2.81 159 F2V γ Dor variable, HD 52273 52273 33666 6.26 −1.90 1399 B2III HD 44891 44891 30420 6.27 −2.15 1575 K2/K3III HD 52619 52619 33760 6.28 2.11 222 F3/F5V HD 44225 44225 30062 6.29 −0.61 784 K3III suspected variable HD 46407 HR 46407 31205 6.30 0.88 395 K0III:... Algol variable, HD 56731 56731 35241 6.30 0.46 481 A9II HD 44956 44956 30376 6.31 1.27 332 G8III KM CMa KM 46347 31086 6.31 −1.10 988 M4III semiregular variable HD 49891 49891 32744 6.31 0.04 584 A0/A1V HD 44394 44394 30190 6.32 −1.70 1309 K5 HD 45420 45420 30669 6.32 0.14 560 K0/K1III HD 47012 47012 31469 6.32 0.33 513 K0III HD 50093 50093 32827 6.32 −1.52 1203 B2III/IV HD 52348 52348 33703 6.32 −1.50 1194 B3V HD 55985 55985 34954 6.32 −1.92 1449 B2III suspected variable HD 58766 58766 36045 6.32 −1.09 988 B2/B3III suspected variable KX CMa KX 50648 33040 6.33 −0.70 830 M6III semiregular variable HR 2680 IL 54031 34248 6.34 −0.69 830 B3V Algol and 53 Per variable, HD 55856 55856 34940 6.34 −2.08 1575 B2IV suspected variable HD 56341 56341 35132 6.34 −0.89 911 A0V V415 CMa V415 47247 31593 6.35 −0.46 751 B3V Algol variable, HD 51411 51411 33330 6.36 −1.83 1417 B3V Be star, HD 51925 51925 33532 6.36 −1.89 1455 B2V suspected variable V352 CMa V352 43162 29568 6.37 5.26 54 G5V BY Dra variable, HD 45184 45184 30503 6.37 4.65 72 G2V has a planet (b) HD 46602 46602 31266 6.39 1.12 368 K0III+... HD 52140 52140 33591 6.41 −0.46 771 B3V HD 48938 48938 32322 6.43 4.31 87 F7V HD 46037 46037 30988 6.44 −1.49 1259 M0/M1III suspected variable HD 56876 56876 35326 6.45 −0.80 921 B5Vn HD 47579 47579 31736 6.48 −0.07 667 A2V HD 53975 53975 34297 6.48 −4.42 4939 B7Iab... HD 44379 44379 30141 6.49 0.03 639 K0III HD 42927 IP 42927 29488 6.49 908 B5II/III rotating ellipsoidal variable, FU CMa FU 52437 33721 6.51 2100 B3Vnn γ Cas variable, W CMa W 54361 34413 6.56 8400 C semiregular variable, GU CMa GU 52721 33868 6.59 1450 B2Vne β Lyr variable, HR 2724 HN 55595 34814 6.61 805 A5IV-V δ Sct variable, EZ CMa EZ 50896 33165 6.91 4500 WN4-s Wolf–Rayet star, HD 47186 47186 31540 7.8 4.9 123 G6V has two planets (b & c) VY CMa VY 58061 35793 7.95 −9.4 3900 M2.5–M5e Ia One of the largest known stars; semiregular variable or irregular variable, GZ CMa GZ 56429 35187 7.97 1290 A0III/IV Algol variable, HD 45364 45364 30579 8.07 5.50 106 G8V has two planets (b & c) FZ CMa FZ 52942 33953 8.14 1350 B2IVn Algol variable, HD 45677 FS 45677 30800 8.50 908 Bpshe prototype FS CMa variable, Z CMa Z 53179 34042 8.80 2630 Bpe EXor and FU Ori variable, HD 43197 43197 29550 8.95 5.25 179 G9IV-V Amadioha, has a planet (b) SW CMa SW 54520 34431 9.16 2230 A3IV Algol variable, WASP-101 10.3 F6 has a transiting planet (b) HD 56925 56925 35378 11.40 3700 WN4-s Wolf–Rayet star at center of NGC 2359 DZ CMa DZ 11.6 G0 double-mode Cepheid variable, HATS-4 13.5 1370 has a planet (b) EUVE J0720-317 IN 14.64 DA.9 re-radiating binary system, RX J0720.4-3125 26.6 1174 one of the nearest neutron stars PSR B0628-28 pulsar CX CMa 9.6 6000-7000 B5V eclipsing binary, NN CMa NN 58011 35769 7.19 -12.85 3397 B1/B2Ib/IIn
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See also Lists of stars by constellation
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