List of stars in Canis Major

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

List

Name

Var

HIP

Dec

vis.
mag.

abs.
mag.

Dist. (ly)

Sp. class

Notes

Sirius A, B

48915

32349

06^h 45^m 09.25^s

−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

52089

33579

06^h 58^m 37.55^s

−28° 58′ 19.5″

1.50

−4.10

431

B2II

Adhara, Aoul al Adzari, Prima Virginum^[1] part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari^[2]^[3]

δ CMa

54605

34444

07^h 08^m 23.49^s

−26° 23′ 35.5″

1.83

−6.87

1791

F8Ia

Wezen, Thalath al Adzari, Tertia Virginum,^[1] part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari;^[2]^[3] variable star, ΔV = 0.004^m, P = 24.08478 d

β CMa

44743

30324

06^h 22^m 41.99^s

−17° 57′ 21.3″

1.98

−3.95

499

B1II/III

Mirzam (Murzim); β Cep variable, V_max = 1.93^m, V_min = 2^m, P = 0.25003 d

η CMa

58350

35904

07^h 24^m 05.71^s

−29° 18′ 11.2″

2.45

−7.51

3196

B5Ia

Aludra, part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari;^[2]^[3] α Cyg variable

ζ CMa

44402

30122

06^h 20^m 18.79^s

−30° 03′ 48.2″

3.02

−2.05

336

B2.5V

Furud; spectroscopic binary; suspected variable

ο² CMa

ο²

53138

33977

07^h 03^m 01.47^s

−23° 49′ 59.9″

3.02

−6.46

2567

B3Ia

Thanih al Adzari, Secunda Virginum,^[1] part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari;^[2]^[3] α Cyg variable

σ CMa

52877

33856

07^h 01^m 43.15^s

−27° 56′ 05.4″

3.49

−4.37

1216

K4III

Unurgunite, irregular variable, V_max = 3.43^m, V_min = 3.51^m

κ CMa

50013

32759

06^h 49^m 50.47^s

−32° 30′ 30.6″

3.50

−3.42

789

B1.5IVne

γ Cas variable, V_max = 3.40^m, V_min = 3.97^m

ο¹ CMa

ο¹

50877

33152

06^h 54^m 07.95^s

−24° 11′ 03.2″

3.89

−5.02

1976

K3Iab

irregular variable, V_max = 3.78^m, V_min = 3.99^m

ν² CMa

ν²

47205

31592

06^h 36^m 41.00^s

−19° 15′ 20.6″

3.95

2.46

K1III+...

Yějī (野雞),^[4] has a planet (b); suspected variable, V_max = 3.87^m, V_min = 3.96^m

ω CMa

56139

35037

07^h 14^m 48.66^s

−26° 46′ 21.7″

4.01

−3.25

924

B2IV/Ve

γ Cas variable, V_max = 3.54^m, V_min = 4.18^m

θ CMa

50778

33160

06^h 54^m 11.48^s

−12° 02′ 18.9″

4.08

−0.36

252

K4III

γ CMa

53244

34045

07^h 03^m 45.49^s

−15° 37′ 59.7″

4.12

−1.34

402

B8II

Muliphein; suspected variable

ξ¹ CMa

ξ¹

46328

31125

06^h 31^m 51.37^s

−23° 25′ 06.4″

4.34

−4.65

2050

B1III

β Cep variable, V_max = 4.33^m, V_min = 4.36^m, P = 0.2095755 d

ι CMa

51309

33347

06^h 56^m 08.23^s

−17° 03′ 15.3″

4.36

−5.51

3075

B3Ib/II

β Cep variable, V_max = 4.36^m, V_min = 4.4^m, P = 0.08 d

τ CMa

57061

35415

07^h 18^m 42.49^s

−24° 57′ 15.8″

4.37

−5.59

3196

O9Ib

member of the NGC 2362 star cluster; β Lyr variable

ν³ CMa

ν³

47442

31700

06^h 37^m 53.43^s

−18° 14′ 14.8″

4.42

−1.35

464

K0II/III

27 CMa

56014

34981

07^h 14^m 15.22^s

−26° 21′ 09.1″

4.42

−4.00

1575

B3IIIe

binary, component A spectroscopic binary, component B γ Cas variable, V_max = 4.42^m, V_min = 4.82^m

λ CMa

45813

30788

06^h 28^m 10.22^s

−32° 34′ 48.5″

4.47

−1.01

406

B4V

ξ² CMa

ξ²

46933

31416

06^h 35^m 03.38^s

−22° 57′ 53.4″

4.54

−0.97

412

A0III

π CMa

51199

33302

06^h 55^m 37.40^s

−20° 08′ 11.7″

4.66

2.33

F2IV/V

variable star, ΔV = 0.002^m, P = 0.09013 d

HD 56618

56618

35205

07^h 16^m 35.00^s

−27° 52′ 52.6″

4.66

−1.05

453

M2III

suspected variable

HD 47667

47667

31827

06^h 39^m 16.72^s

−14° 08′ 44.7″

4.82

−3.60

1575

K2III

15 CMa

50707

33092

06^h 53^m 32.91^s

−20° 13′ 27.3″

4.82

−3.65

1614

B1IV

β Cep variable, V_max = 4.79^m, V_min = 4.84^m, P = 0.184557 d

145 G. CMa^[5]

56577

35210

07^h 16^m 36.84^s

−23° 18′ 56.2″

4.83

−6.59

6269

K4III

Double star; suspected variable, V_max = 4.78^m, V_min = 4.86^m

UW CMa

57060

35412

07^h 18^m 40.38^s

−24° 33′ 31.3″

4.88

−4.93

2991

O7Ia:fp

β Lyr variable, V_max = 4.84^m, V_min = 5.33^m, P = 4.393407 d

HD 57821

57821

35727

07^h 22^m 13.53^s

−19° 00′ 59.7″

4.94

−1.06

517

B5II/III

HD 43445

43445

29735

06^h 15^m 44.88^s

−13° 43′ 06.2″

5.00

−0.30

375

B9V

μ CMa

51250

33345

06^h 56^m 06.65^s

−14° 02′ 36.4″

5.00

−2.22

908

B9.5V

Isis

HD 43827

43827

29895

06^h 17^m 41.73^s

−16° 48′ 57.3″

5.15

−1.05

567

K1III

HD 46184

46184

31084

06^h 31^m 23.02^s

−12° 23′ 30.9″

5.16

0.05

343

K1III

HD 58343

58343

35951

07^h 24^m 40.19^s

−16° 12′ 05.1″

5.18

−2.13

945

B2Vne

γ Cas variable, V_max = 5.^m, V_min = 5.5^m

HD 44951

44951

30457

06^h 24^m 10.35^s

−11° 31′ 48.0″

5.21

−0.34

420

K3III

10 CMa

48917

32292

06^h 44^m 28.47^s

−31° 04′ 13.9″

5.23

−4.29

2608

B2V

γ Cas variable, V_max = 5.13^m, V_min = 5.44^m

HD 47536

47536

31688

06^h 37^m 47.54^s

−32° 20′ 23.6″

5.25

−0.17

396

K1III

has two planets (b & c)

11 CMa

49229

32492

06^h 46^m 51.09^s

−14° 25′ 33.6″

5.28

−1.19

642

B8/B9III

HD 51283

51283

33316

06^h 55^m 46.93^s

−22° 56′ 29.2″

5.28

−3.82

2159

B2/B3III

suspected variable

HD 57146

57146

35427

07^h 18^m 51.28^s

−26° 35′ 09.1″

5.29

−2.80

1353

G2II

suspected variable

HD 49048

49048

32411

06^h 45^m 59.40^s

−14° 47′ 45.9″

5.30

−0.13

398

A1IV/V

HD 58535

58535

35957

07^h 24^m 43.87^s

−31° 48′ 32.1″

5.35

−0.79

552

K1III

suspected variable, V_max = 5.31^m, V_min = 5.43^m

HD 56342

56342

35083

07^h 15^m 21.08^s

−30° 41′ 11.3″

5.36

−1.12

646

B2V

suspected variable, ΔV = 0.006^m

HD 58215

58215

35848

07^h 23^m 28.97^s

−27° 50′ 03.4″

5.37

−0.76

549

K4III

variable star, ΔV = 0.008^m, P = 20.67397 d

HD 49662

49662

32677

06^h 48^m 57.74^s

−15° 08′ 41.0″

5.39

−0.96

607

B7IV

variable star, ΔV = 0.010^m, P = 1.43019 d

NO CMa

58155

35795

07^h 23^m 00.70^s

−31° 55′ 25.6″

5.40

−2.81

1430

B3V

Be star

FN CMa

53974

34301

07^h 06^m 40.77^s

−11° 17′ 38.5″

5.41

−4.29

2835

B0.5IV

β Cep variable, V_max = 5.38^m, V_min = 5.42^m, P = 0.08866 d

HD 58286

58286

35855

07^h 23^m 31.90^s

−32° 12′ 07.5″

5.41

−2.34

1156

B2/B3II/III

HD 51733

51733

33478

06^h 57^m 33.97^s

−24° 37′ 51.8″

5.45

2.52

126

F3V

HD 55070

55070

34624

07^h 10^m 19.33^s

−27° 29′ 29.5″

5.46

−1.01

643

G8III

HD 56405

56405

35180

07^h 16^m 14.58^s

−15° 35′ 08.4″

5.46

0.82

277

A1V

suspected variable

FR CMa

44458

30214

06^h 21^m 24.72^s

−11° 46′ 23.7″

5.48

−3.07

1672

B1Vpe SB

γ Cas variable, V_max = 5.46^m, V_min = 5.64^m

HD 43955

43955

29941

06^h 18^m 13.73^s

−19° 58′ 01.2″

5.51

−1.91

994

B2/B3V

HD 56160

56160

35044

07^h 14^m 51.19^s

−27° 02′ 16.5″

5.58

0.97

273

K3III

variable star, ΔV = 0.006^m, P = 4.45653 d

HD 52018

52018

33575

06^h 58^m 35.90^s

−25° 24′ 51.0″

5.59

−1.93

1042

B2V

HD 57478

57478

35615

07^h 20^m 58.29^s

−14° 21′ 37.8″

5.59

−0.57

556

G8/K0III

NR CMa

58954

36186

07^h 27^m 07.99^s

−17° 51′ 53.5″

5.60

0.93

280

F2V

δ Sct variable

HD 45018

45018

30436

06^h 23^m 55.91^s

−25° 34′ 39.1″

5.61

−1.04

697

K5III

suspected variable

HD 46936

46936

31362

06^h 34^m 35.33^s

−32° 42′ 58.5″

5.62

−0.25

487

B9V

HR 2501

49131

32385

06^h 45^m 31.19^s

−30° 56′ 56.4″

5.62

−2.81

1583

B+...

γ Cas and λ Eri variable, V_max = 5.33^m, V_min = 5.81^m, P = 0.79187 d

LS CMa

52670

33804

07^h 01^m 05.95^s

−25° 12′ 56.3″

5.64

−1.85

1028

B2/B3III/IV

eclipsing binary

HD 50644

50644

33077

06^h 53^m 18.84^s

−19° 01′ 58.0″

5.65

0.63

329

A9/F0III

FY CMa

58978

36168

07^h 26^m 59.49^s

−23° 05′ 09.7″

5.65

−2.54

1417

B1II

γ Cas variable, V_max = 4.8^m, V_min = 6.25^m

LZ CMa

54912

34579

07^h 09^m 43.03^s

−25° 13′ 51.8″

5.69

−3.06

1831

B2V

β Lyr variable, ΔV = 0.03^m

HD 47946

47946

31870

06^h 39^m 42.67^s

−30° 28′ 12.1″

5.70

1.36

241

K1III

R CMa

57167

35487

07^h 19^m 28.08^s

−16° 23′ 41.7″

5.70

2.48

144

F2III/IV

Algol variable, V_max = 5.7^m, V_min = 6.34^m, P = 1.1359405 d

ν¹ CMa

ν¹

47138

31564

06^h 36^m 22.86^s

−18° 39′ 35.8″

5.71

1.07

277

G8III/F3V...

HD 46547

46547

31190

06^h 32^m 38.98^s

−32° 01′ 49.6″

5.73

−1.32

838

B2V

suspected variable, ΔV = 5.64^m, P = 5.72 d

IY CMa

45871

30840

06^h 28^m 39.24^s

−32° 22′ 16.7″

5.74

−1.27

823

B5IV

Be star; eclipsing binary

HD 50123

50123

32810

06^h 50^m 23.35^s

−31° 42′ 21.9″

5.74

−0.97

718

B3V

rotating ellipsoidal variable, V_max = 5.71^m, V_min = 5.79^m

FV CMa

54309

34360

07^h 07^m 22.59^s

−23° 50′ 26.6″

5.75

−4.04

2964

B2V:nn

γ Cas variable, V_max = 5.64^m, V_min = 5.94^m

HD 45765

45765

30836

06^h 28^m 37.41^s

−17° 27′ 57.7″

5.76

0.19

424

K0III

HD 49980

49980

32809

06^h 50^m 21.77^s

−17° 05′ 04.4″

5.77

−2.62

1552

K3III

HD 55589

55589

34888

07^h 13^m 07.20^s

−11° 15′ 04.9″

5.77

−0.77

661

HD 44081

44081

30011

06^h 18^m 58.98^s

−20° 55′ 32.2″

5.79

−2.97

1842

B3II/III

suspected β Cep variable

HD 58461

58461

35998

07^h 25^m 08.44^s

−13° 45′ 07.1″

5.79

3.08

114

F3V

HD 58612

58612

36024

07^h 25^m 25.27^s

−25° 13′ 04.0″

5.79

−4.19

3228

B5III

HD 59067

59067

36251

07^h 27^m 51.66^s

−11° 33′ 24.7″

5.79

−1.66

1009

B8Vv comp VB

γ Cas variable, V_max = 5.73^m, V_min = 5.90^m

17 CMa

51055

33248

06^h 55^m 02.74^s

−20° 24′ 17.5″

5.80

−0.54

605

A2V

HD 55344

55344

34758

07^h 11^m 41.61^s

−20° 52′ 59.2″

5.84

−0.04

489

A0IV/V

MZ CMa

57615

35626

07^h 21^m 04.34^s

−25° 53′ 30.0″

5.87

−0.86

723

M3III

semiregular variable

HD 43396

43396

29679

06^h 15^m 08.40^s

−20° 16′ 20.1″

5.88

−1.39

929

K2III

variable star, ΔV = 0.008^m, P = 2.42919 d

26 CMa

55522

34798

07^h 12^m 12.22^s

−25° 56′ 33.4″

5.91

−0.80

718

B2IV/V

53 Per variable

HD 46189

46189

31037

06^h 30^m 46.29^s

−27° 46′ 10.5″

5.92

−1.78

1128

B3IV/V

variable star, ΔV = 0.005^m, P = 3.28106 d

HD 49095

49095

32366

06^h 45^m 23.08^s

−31° 47′ 34.5″

5.92

3.99

F7V

HD 47182

47182

31599

06^h 36^m 46.60^s

−13° 19′ 15.5″

5.95

−0.91

769

K4/K5III

HD 55762

55762

34914

07^h 13^m 24.01^s

−22° 40′ 26.9″

5.96

−0.90

780

K4III

suspected variable, ΔV = 0.14^m

HD 43544

43544

29771

06^h 16^m 07.70^s

−16° 37′ 04.8″

5.97

−1.07

836

B2/B3V

suspected variable, V_max = 5.71^m, V_min = 5.97^m

HD 43429

43429

29692

06^h 15^m 17.71^s

−18° 28′ 37.2″

5.99

1.96

208

K1III

OS CMa

54764

34561

07^h 09^m 33.37^s

−16° 14′ 04.2″

6.00

B1Ib/II

α Cyg variable

HR 2800

57593

35611

07^h 20^m 54.92^s

−26° 57′ 49.9″

6.00

−2.71

1801

B3V

Algol variable, V_max = 5.99^m, V_min = 6.25^m, P = 24.6033 d

HD 47561

47561

31758

06^h 38^m 35.43^s

−16° 52′ 24.6″

6.01

0.26

460

A0IV

HD 56578

56578

35213

07^h 16^m 38.38^s

−23° 18′ 39.8″

6.02

1.53

258

A5m...

HD 44021

44021

29993

06^h 18^m 48.79^s

−15° 01′ 30.0″

6.04

−0.73

738

M1III:

suspected variable, V_max = 5.96^m, V_min = 6.06^m

HD 49001

49001

32368

06^h 45^m 23.38^s

−23° 27′ 45.0″

6.04

0.15

492

K2III

HD 58585

58585

36017

07^h 25^m 19.98^s

−21° 58′ 57.4″

6.04

−3.90

3165

A6II

HD 43745

43745

29843

06^h 17^m 03.52^s

−22° 42′ 52.6″

6.05

3.04

130

F8/G0V

HD 45588

45588

30711

06^h 27^m 11.48^s

−25° 51′ 21.5″

6.05

3.67

F8/G0V

HD 47827

47827

31859

06^h 39^m 36.22^s

−23° 41′ 44.3″

6.05

−0.32

614

A0V

HD 50806

50806

33094

06^h 53^m 33.76^s

−28° 32′ 19.4″

6.05

3.99

G3/G5V

HD 57118

57118

35442

07^h 19^m 01.92^s

−19° 16′ 49.1″

6.11

F2Ia

suspected variable, V_max = 6.08^m, V_min = 6.11^m

12 CMa

49333

32504

06^h 47^m 01.49^s

−21° 00′ 55.5″

6.07

−0.49

668

B7II/III

α² CVn variable

HD 53629

53629

34142

07^h 04^m 47.04^s

−22° 01′ 53.8″

6.09

1.07

330

K2IIICN...

HD 54173

54173

34318

07^h 06^m 52.48^s

−24° 57′ 38.1″

6.09

−1.28

970

K2III

variable star, ΔV = 0.005^m, P = 17.08526 d

HD 55568

55568

34782

07^h 12^m 04.12^s

−30° 49′ 17.1″

6.10

2.71

155

A8III/IV

HD 47366

47366

31674

06^h 37^m 40.79^s

−12° 59′ 05.3″

6.11

1.46

277

K1III:

has two planets (b & c)

HD 44996

44996

30468

06^h 24^m 20.58^s

−12° 57′ 43.0″

6.12

−2.73

1918

B4V

suspected variable

GY CMa

55857

34924

07^h 13^m 36.45^s

−27° 21′ 22.9″

6.12

−4.88

5175

B2II

β Cep variable, ΔV = 0.04^m, P = 0.112 d

HD 50643

50643

33079

06^h 53^m 21.85^s

−18° 55′ 58.5″

6.13

0.39

458

A3III

HD 46064

46064

31024

06^h 30^m 34.89^s

−13° 08′ 53.4″

6.16

−1.57

1148

B2III

suspected variable

HD 58346

58346

35920

07^h 24^m 17.24^s

−22° 54′ 46.0″

6.20

−0.31

652

B8/B9V

HD 51823

51823

33492

06^h 57^m 42.64^s

−27° 32′ 15.1″

6.22

−1.25

1019

B2/B3V

suspected variable

HD 50853

50853

33126

06^h 53^m 55.46^s

−24° 32′ 19.5″

6.23

0.43

472

A0V

HD 54958

54958

34617

07^h 10^m 09.36^s

−18° 41′ 08.1″

6.23

2.74

162

F3V

HD 58439

58439

35975

07^h 24^m 50.88^s

−19° 00′ 44.2″

6.24

−2.45

1781

A2Ib/II

suspected variable

HD 48501

V350

48501

32144

06^h 42^m 46.08^s

−22° 26′ 55.8″

6.26

2.81

159

F2V

γ Dor variable, V_max = 6.18^m, V_min = 6.27^m, P = 0.91401 d

HD 52273

52273

33666

06^h 59^m 39.26^s

−21° 36′ 10.4″

6.26

−1.90

1399

B2III

HD 44891

44891

30420

06^h 23^m 46.14^s

−15° 04′ 16.5″

6.27

−2.15

1575

K2/K3III

HD 52619

52619

33760

07^h 00^m 42.53^s

−28° 29′ 22.1″

6.28

2.11

222

F3/F5V

HD 44225

44225

30062

06^h 19^m 38.19^s

−22° 06′ 11.3″

6.29

−0.61

784

K3III

suspected variable

HD 46407

46407

31205

06^h 32^m 46.88^s

−11° 09′ 59.0″

6.30

0.88

395

K0III:...

Algol variable, V_max = 6.24^m, V_min = 6.32^m

HD 56731

56731

35241

07^h 16^m 57.22^s

−30° 53′ 49.0″

6.30

0.46

481

A9II

HD 44956

44956

30376

06^h 23^m 14.50^s

−31° 47′ 25.1″

6.31

1.27

332

G8III

KM CMa

46347

31086

06^h 31^m 24.01^s

−32° 52′ 06.8″

6.31

−1.10

988

M4III

semiregular variable

HD 49891

49891

32744

06^h 49^m 44.00^s

−24° 04′ 33.7″

6.31

0.04

584

A0/A1V

HD 44394

44394

30190

06^h 21^m 05.43^s

−11° 49′ 02.4″

6.32

−1.70

1309

HD 45420

45420

30669

06^h 26^m 42.66^s

−14° 36′ 12.2″

6.32

0.14

560

K0/K1III

HD 47012

47012

31469

06^h 35^m 30.81^s

−22° 06′ 32.4″

6.32

0.33

513

K0III

HD 50093

50093

32827

06^h 50^m 36.96^s

−25° 46′ 42.3″

6.32

−1.52

1203

B2III/IV

HD 52348

52348

33703

07^h 00^m 08.29^s

−20° 09′ 30.4″

6.32

−1.50

1194

B3V

HD 55985

55985

34954

07^h 13^m 57.34^s

−30° 20′ 23.3″

6.32

−1.92

1449

B2III

suspected variable

HD 58766

58766

36045

07^h 25^m 42.99^s

−31° 44′ 19.4″

6.32

−1.09

988

B2/B3III

suspected variable

KX CMa

50648

33040

06^h 53^m 00.31^s

−26° 57′ 26.9″

6.33

−0.70

830

M6III

semiregular variable

HR 2680

54031

34248

07^h 06^m 00.49^s

−30° 39′ 20.6″

6.34

−0.69

830

B3V

Algol and 53 Per variable, V_max = 6.32^m, V_min = 6.54^m, P = 8.09858 d

HD 55856

55856

34940

07^h 13^m 48.39^s

−22° 54′ 20.8″

6.34

−2.08

1575

B2IV

suspected variable

HD 56341

56341

35132

07^h 15^m 47.30^s

−23° 44′ 25.1″

6.34

−0.89

911

A0V

V415 CMa

V415

47247

31593

06^h 36^m 41.07^s

−22° 36′ 53.1″

6.35

−0.46

751

B3V

Algol variable, V_max = 6.34^m, V_min = 6.48^m, P = 1.98571 d

HD 51411

51411

33330

06^h 55^m 54.78^s

−31° 47′ 24.7″

6.36

−1.83

1417

B3V

Be star, ΔV = 0.015^m

HD 51925

51925

33532

06^h 58^m 07.56^s

−27° 09′ 51.8″

6.36

−1.89

1455

B2V

suspected variable

V352 CMa

V352

43162

29568

06^h 13^m 45.33^s

−23° 51′ 43.9″

6.37

5.26

G5V

BY Dra variable, V_max = 6.35^m, V_min = 6.40^m, P = 7.2 d

HD 45184

45184

30503

06^h 24^m 43.99^s

−28° 46′ 47.3″

6.37

4.65

G2V

has a planet (b)

HD 46602

46602

31266

06^h 33^m 26.68^s

−20° 55′ 26.0″

6.39

1.12

368

K0III+...

HD 52140

52140

33591

06^h 58^m 43.70^s

−30° 59′ 53.0″

6.41

−0.46

771

B3V

HD 48938

48938

32322

06^h 44^m 51.96^s

−27° 20′ 32.6″

6.43

4.31

F7V

HD 46037

46037

30988

06^h 30^m 11.81^s

−19° 12′ 53.4″

6.44

−1.49

1259

M0/M1III

suspected variable

HD 56876

56876

35326

07^h 17^m 48.01^s

−26° 47′ 51.2″

6.45

−0.80

921

B5Vn

HD 47579

47579

31736

06^h 38^m 22.91^s

−23° 34′ 49.1″

6.48

−0.07

667

A2V

HD 53975

53975

34297

07^h 06^m 35.97^s

−12° 23′ 38.2″

6.48

−4.42

4939

B7Iab...

HD 44379

44379

30141

06^h 20^m 35.17^s

−23° 38′ 16.1″

6.49

0.03

639

K0III

HD 42927

42927

29488

06^h 12^m 46.33^s

−17° 45′ 47.6″

6.49

908

B5II/III

rotating ellipsoidal variable, V_max = 6.50^m, V_min = 6.54^m, P = 5.0946 d

FU CMa

52437

33721

07^h 00^m 19.36^s

−22° 07′ 08.6″

6.51

2100

B3Vnn

γ Cas variable, V_max = 6.48^m, V_min = 6.6^m

W CMa

54361

34413

07^h 08^m 03.44^s

−11° 55′ 23.8″

6.56

8400

semiregular variable, V_max = 6.27^m, V_min = 7.09^m, P = 160 d

GU CMa

52721

33868

07^h 01^m 49.51^s

−11° 18′ 03.3″

6.59

1450

B2Vne

β Lyr variable, V_max = 6.49^m, V_min = 6.72^m, P = 1.610137 d

HR 2724

55595

34814

07^h 12^m 24.18^s

−27° 28′ 29.1″

6.61

805

A5IV-V

δ Sct variable, ΔV = 0.025^m

EZ CMa

50896

33165

06^h 54^m 13.04^s

−23° 55′ 42.0″

6.91

4500

WN4-s

Wolf–Rayet star, V_max = 6.71^m, V_min = 6.95^m, P = 3.763 d

HD 47186

47186

31540

06^h 36^m 08.79^s

−27° 37′ 20.3″

7.8

4.9

123

G6V

has two planets (b & c)

VY CMa

58061

35793

07^h 22^m 58.29^s

−25° 46′ 03.5″

7.95

−9.4

3900

M2.5–M5e Ia

One of the largest known stars; semiregular variable or irregular variable, V_max = 6.5^m, V_min = 9.6^m

GZ CMa

56429

35187

07^h 16^m 09.21^s

−16° 43′ 00.1″

7.97

1290

A0III/IV

Algol variable, V_max = 7.97^m, V_min = 8.51^m, P = 4.80085 d

HD 45364

45364

30579

06^h 25^m 38.48^s

−31° 28′ 51.4″

8.07

5.50

106

G8V

has two planets (b & c)

FZ CMa

52942

33953

07^h 02^m 42.61^s

−11° 27′ 11.6″

8.14

1350

B2IVn

Algol variable, V_max = 8.05^m, V_min = 8.44^m, P = 1.27306 d

HD 45677

45677

30800

06^h 28^m 17.42^s

−13° 03′ 11.1″

8.50

908

Bpshe

prototype FS CMa variable, V_max = 7.35^m, V_min = 8.58^m

Z CMa

53179

34042

07^h 03^m 43.16^s

−11° 33′ 06.2″

8.80

2630

Bpe

EXor and FU Ori variable, V_max = 8.2^m, V_min = 10.6^m

HD 43197

43197

29550

06^h 13^m 35.66^s

−29° 53′ 50.2″

8.95

5.25

179

G9IV-V

Amadioha,^[6]^[7] has a planet (b)

SW CMa

54520

34431

07^h 08^m 15.24^s

−22° 26′ 25.3″

9.16

2230

A3IV

Algol variable, V_max = 9.15^m, V_min = 9.68^m, P = 10.091988 d

WASP-101

06^h 33^m 24.0^s

−23° 29′ 10″

10.3

has a transiting planet (b)

HD 56925

56925

35378

07^h 18^m 29.13^s

−13° 13′ 01.5″

11.40

3700

WN4-s

Wolf–Rayet star at center of NGC 2359

DZ CMa

07^h 16^m 59.33^s

−15° 18′ 25.4″

11.6

double-mode Cepheid variable, V_max = 11.6^m, V_min = 12.4^m, P = 2.311 d

HATS-4

06^h 16^m 27.0^s

−21° 27′ 11″

13.5

1370

has a planet (b)

EUVE J0720-317

07^h 20^m 47.91^s

−31° 47′ 02.7″

14.64

DA.9

re-radiating binary system, V_max = 14.64^m, V_min = 14.89^m, P = 1.262396 d

RX J0720.4-3125

07^h 20^m 24.96^s

−31° 25′ 50.2″

26.6

1174

one of the nearest neutron stars

PSR B0628-28

06^h 30^m 49.48^s

−28° 34′ 43.1″

pulsar

CX CMa

07^h 22^m 00.9896^s

−25° 52′ 35.912″

9.6

6000-7000

B5V

eclipsing binary, V_max = 9.9^m, V_min = 10.6^m, P = 0.954625 d

NN CMa

58011

35769

07^h 22^m 43.32^s

−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 m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• 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 [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

References

ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". Retrieved 26 December 2006.
Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index". Retrieved 26 December 2006.
Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position". Retrieved 26 December 2006.
Gould, B. A. "Uranometria Argentina". Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2004). "Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2)". Retrieved 4 April 2012.
Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2012). "General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS database, version 2012Feb)". Retrieved 4 April 2012.
"AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
"Naming Stars". Retrieved 13 December 2017.

^ ^a ^b ^c E.B Knobel – On a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Consisting with ε CMa, δ CMa (Wezen), η CMa (Aludra) and ο² CMa (Thanih al Adzari), see Star Names, R.H. Allen, p. 130
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ε 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)
^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日
^ 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.)[1] 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".
^ "Approved names". NameExoWorlds. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "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	α (Sirius) β (Mirzam) γ (Muliphein) δ (Wezen) ε (Adhara) ζ (Furud) η (Aludra) θ ι κ λ μ ν¹ ν² ν³ ξ¹ ξ² ο¹ ο² π σ (Unurgunite) τ ω
Flamsteed	10 11 12 15 17 26 27 29
Variable	R W Z UW VY CX EZ FN FS FY LS NR V352
HR	2225 2318 2437 2447 2450 2758 2764 2766 2812
HD	43162 43197 (Amadioha) 45184 45364 47186 54879
Other	RX J0720.4−3125 WASP-64 (Atakoraka) WISE 0713−2917 WR 7

Exoplanets	ν² Canis Majoris b HD 47536 b c HD 47186 b c HD 45364 b c HD 43197 b

Star
clusters

NGC	NGC 2204 NGC 2354 NGC 2360 NGC 2362 NGC 2374
Other	Gaia 1 Messier 41

Nebulae	NGC 2359 NGC 2361 Sh2-297

Galaxies

NGC	2207 2217 2227 2280 2283 2293
Other	Canis Major Overdensity IC 2163

Astronomical events	SN 1999ec SN 2003H

List

See also

References