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 | B | F | Var | HD  | HIP  | RA | Dec | vis.
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Sirius A, B | α | 9 |  | 48915 | 32349 |  06h 45m 09.25s | −16° 42′ 47.3″ | −1.46 | 1.42 | 8.6 | A0m... | Alhabor, Aschere, Canicula, the Dog Star; brightest star, 5th nearest star system; binary; suspected variable, Vmax = -1.46m, Vmin = -1.41m
ε CMa | ε | 21 |  | 52089 | 33579 |  06h 58m 37.55s | −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 | δ | 25 |  | 54605 | 34444 |  07h 08m 23.49s | −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 = 0.004m, P = 24.08478 d
β CMa | β | 2 |  | 44743 | 30324 |  06h 22m 41.99s | −17° 57′ 21.3″ | 1.98 | −3.95 | 499 | B1II/III | Mirzam (Murzim); β Cep variable, Vmax = 1.93m, Vmin = 2m, P = 0.25003 d
η CMa | η | 31 |  | 58350 | 35904 |  07h 24m 05.71s | −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 | ζ | 1 |  | 44402 | 30122 |  06h 20m 18.79s | −30° 03′ 48.2″ | 3.02 | −2.05 | 336 | B2.5V | Furud; spectroscopic binary; suspected variable
ο2 CMa | ο2 | 24 |  | 53138 | 33977 |  07h 03m 01.47s | −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 | σ | 22 |  | 52877 | 33856 |  07h 01m 43.15s | −27° 56′ 05.4″ | 3.49 | −4.37 | 1216 | K4III | Unurgunite, irregular variable, Vmax = 3.43m, Vmin = 3.51m
κ CMa | κ | 13 |  | 50013 | 32759 |  06h 49m 50.47s | −32° 30′ 30.6″ | 3.50 | −3.42 | 789 | B1.5IVne | γ Cas variable, Vmax = 3.40m, Vmin = 3.97m
ο1 CMa | ο1 | 16 |  | 50877 | 33152 |  06h 54m 07.95s | −24° 11′ 03.2″ | 3.89 | −5.02 | 1976 | K3Iab | irregular variable, Vmax = 3.78m, Vmin = 3.99m
ν2 CMa | ν2 | 7 |  | 47205 | 31592 |  06h 36m 41.00s | −19° 15′ 20.6″ | 3.95 | 2.46 | 65 | K1III+... | Yějī (野雞),[4] has a planet (b); suspected variable, Vmax = 3.87m, Vmin = 3.96m
ω CMa | ω | 28 |  | 56139 | 35037 |  07h 14m 48.66s | −26° 46′ 21.7″ | 4.01 | −3.25 | 924 | B2IV/Ve | γ Cas variable, Vmax = 3.54m, Vmin = 4.18m
θ CMa | θ | 14 |  | 50778 | 33160 |  06h 54m 11.48s | −12° 02′ 18.9″ | 4.08 | −0.36 | 252 | K4III |
γ CMa | γ | 23 |  | 53244 | 34045 |  07h 03m 45.49s | −15° 37′ 59.7″ | 4.12 | −1.34 | 402 | B8II | Muliphein; suspected variable
ξ1 CMa | ξ1 | 4 |  | 46328 | 31125 |  06h 31m 51.37s | −23° 25′ 06.4″ | 4.34 | −4.65 | 2050 | B1III | β Cep variable, Vmax = 4.33m, Vmin = 4.36m, P = 0.2095755 d
ι CMa | ι | 20 |  | 51309 | 33347 |  06h 56m 08.23s | −17° 03′ 15.3″ | 4.36 | −5.51 | 3075 | B3Ib/II | β Cep variable, Vmax = 4.36m, Vmin = 4.4m, P = 0.08 d
τ CMa | τ | 30 |  | 57061 | 35415 |  07h 18m 42.49s | −24° 57′ 15.8″ | 4.37 | −5.59 | 3196 | O9Ib | member of the NGC 2362 star cluster; β Lyr variable
ν3 CMa | ν3 | 8 |  | 47442 | 31700 |  06h 37m 53.43s | −18° 14′ 14.8″ | 4.42 | −1.35 | 464 | K0II/III |
27 CMa |  | 27 | EW | 56014 | 34981 |  07h 14m 15.22s | −26° 21′ 09.1″ | 4.42 | −4.00 | 1575 | B3IIIe | binary, component A spectroscopic binary, component B γ Cas variable, Vmax = 4.42m, Vmin = 4.82m
λ CMa | λ |  |  | 45813 | 30788 |  06h 28m 10.22s | −32° 34′ 48.5″ | 4.47 | −1.01 | 406 | B4V |
ξ2 CMa | ξ2 | 5 |  | 46933 | 31416 |  06h 35m 03.38s | −22° 57′ 53.4″ | 4.54 | −0.97 | 412 | A0III |
π CMa | π | 19 |  | 51199 | 33302 |  06h 55m 37.40s | −20° 08′ 11.7″ | 4.66 | 2.33 | 95 | F2IV/V | variable star, ΔV = 0.002m, P = 0.09013 d
HD 56618 |  |  |  | 56618 | 35205 |  07h 16m 35.00s | −27° 52′ 52.6″ | 4.66 | −1.05 | 453 | M2III | suspected variable
HD 47667 |  |  |  | 47667 | 31827 |  06h 39m 16.72s | −14° 08′ 44.7″ | 4.82 | −3.60 | 1575 | K2III |
15 CMa |  | 15 | EY | 50707 | 33092 |  06h 53m 32.91s | −20° 13′ 27.3″ | 4.82 | −3.65 | 1614 | B1IV | β Cep variable, Vmax = 4.79m, Vmin = 4.84m, P = 0.184557 d
HD 56577[5] |  |  |  | 56577 | 35210 |  07h 16m 36.84s | −23° 18′ 56.2″ | 4.83 | −6.59 | 6269 | K4III | Double star; suspected variable, Vmax = 4.78m, Vmin = 4.86m
UW CMa |  | 29 | UW | 57060 | 35412 |  07h 18m 40.38s | −24° 33′ 31.3″ | 4.88 | −4.93 | 2991 | O7Ia:fp | β Lyr variable, Vmax = 4.84m, Vmin = 5.33m, P = 4.393407 d
HD 57821 |  |  |  | 57821 | 35727 |  07h 22m 13.53s | −19° 00′ 59.7″ | 4.94 | −1.06 | 517 | B5II/III |
HD 43445 |  |  |  | 43445 | 29735 |  06h 15m 44.88s | −13° 43′ 06.2″ | 5.00 | −0.30 | 375 | B9V |
μ CMa | μ | 18 |  | 51250 | 33345 |  06h 56m 06.65s | −14° 02′ 36.4″ | 5.00 | −2.22 | 908 | B9.5V | Isis
HD 43827 |  |  |  | 43827 | 29895 |  06h 17m 41.73s | −16° 48′ 57.3″ | 5.15 | −1.05 | 567 | K1III |
HD 46184 |  |  |  | 46184 | 31084 |  06h 31m 23.02s | −12° 23′ 30.9″ | 5.16 | 0.05 | 343 | K1III |
HD 58343 |  |  | FW | 58343 | 35951 |  07h 24m 40.19s | −16° 12′ 05.1″ | 5.18 | −2.13 | 945 | B2Vne | γ Cas variable, Vmax = 5.m, Vmin = 5.5m
HD 44951 |  |  |  | 44951 | 30457 |  06h 24m 10.35s | −11° 31′ 48.0″ | 5.21 | −0.34 | 420 | K3III |
10 CMa |  | 10 | FT | 48917 | 32292 |  06h 44m 28.47s | −31° 04′ 13.9″ | 5.23 | −4.29 | 2608 | B2V | γ Cas variable, Vmax = 5.13m, Vmin = 5.44m
HD 47536 |  |  |  | 47536 | 31688 |  06h 37m 47.54s | −32° 20′ 23.6″ | 5.25 | −0.17 | 396 | K1III | has two planets (b & c)
11 CMa |  | 11 |  | 49229 | 32492 |  06h 46m 51.09s | −14° 25′ 33.6″ | 5.28 | −1.19 | 642 | B8/B9III |
HD 51283 |  |  |  | 51283 | 33316 |  06h 55m 46.93s | −22° 56′ 29.2″ | 5.28 | −3.82 | 2159 | B2/B3III | suspected variable
HD 57146 |  |  |  | 57146 | 35427 |  07h 18m 51.28s | −26° 35′ 09.1″ | 5.29 | −2.80 | 1353 | G2II | suspected variable
HD 49048 |  |  |  | 49048 | 32411 |  06h 45m 59.40s | −14° 47′ 45.9″ | 5.30 | −0.13 | 398 | A1IV/V |
HD 58535 |  |  |  | 58535 | 35957 |  07h 24m 43.87s | −31° 48′ 32.1″ | 5.35 | −0.79 | 552 | K1III | suspected variable, Vmax = 5.31m, Vmin = 5.43m
HD 56342 |  |  |  | 56342 | 35083 |  07h 15m 21.08s | −30° 41′ 11.3″ | 5.36 | −1.12 | 646 | B2V | suspected variable, ΔV = 0.006m
HD 58215 |  |  |  | 58215 | 35848 |  07h 23m 28.97s | −27° 50′ 03.4″ | 5.37 | −0.76 | 549 | K4III | variable star, ΔV = 0.008m, P = 20.67397 d
HD 49662 |  |  |  | 49662 | 32677 |  06h 48m 57.74s | −15° 08′ 41.0″ | 5.39 | −0.96 | 607 | B7IV | variable star, ΔV = 0.010m, P = 1.43019 d
NO CMa |  |  | NO | 58155 | 35795 |  07h 23m 00.70s | −31° 55′ 25.6″ | 5.40 | −2.81 | 1430 | B3V | Be star
FN CMa |  |  | FN | 53974 | 34301 |  07h 06m 40.77s | −11° 17′ 38.5″ | 5.41 | −4.29 | 2835 | B0.5IV | β Cep variable, Vmax = 5.38m, Vmin = 5.42m, P = 0.08866 d
HD 58286 |  |  |  | 58286 | 35855 |  07h 23m 31.90s | −32° 12′ 07.5″ | 5.41 | −2.34 | 1156 | B2/B3II/III |
HD 51733 |  |  |  | 51733 | 33478 |  06h 57m 33.97s | −24° 37′ 51.8″ | 5.45 | 2.52 | 126 | F3V |
HD 55070 |  |  |  | 55070 | 34624 |  07h 10m 19.33s | −27° 29′ 29.5″ | 5.46 | −1.01 | 643 | G8III |
HD 56405 |  |  |  | 56405 | 35180 |  07h 16m 14.58s | −15° 35′ 08.4″ | 5.46 | 0.82 | 277 | A1V | suspected variable
FR CMa |  |  | FR | 44458 | 30214 |  06h 21m 24.72s | −11° 46′ 23.7″ | 5.48 | −3.07 | 1672 | B1Vpe SB | γ Cas variable, Vmax = 5.46m, Vmin = 5.64m
HD 43955 |  |  |  | 43955 | 29941 |  06h 18m 13.73s | −19° 58′ 01.2″ | 5.51 | −1.91 | 994 | B2/B3V |
HD 56160 |  |  |  | 56160 | 35044 |  07h 14m 51.19s | −27° 02′ 16.5″ | 5.58 | 0.97 | 273 | K3III | variable star, ΔV = 0.006m, P = 4.45653 d
HD 52018 |  |  |  | 52018 | 33575 |  06h 58m 35.90s | −25° 24′ 51.0″ | 5.59 | −1.93 | 1042 | B2V |
HD 57478 |  |  |  | 57478 | 35615 |  07h 20m 58.29s | −14° 21′ 37.8″ | 5.59 | −0.57 | 556 | G8/K0III |
NR CMa |  |  | NR | 58954 | 36186 |  07h 27m 07.99s | −17° 51′ 53.5″ | 5.60 | 0.93 | 280 | F2V | δ Sct variable
HD 45018 |  |  |  | 45018 | 30436 |  06h 23m 55.91s | −25° 34′ 39.1″ | 5.61 | −1.04 | 697 | K5III | suspected variable
HD 46936 |  |  |  | 46936 | 31362 |  06h 34m 35.33s | −32° 42′ 58.5″ | 5.62 | −0.25 | 487 | B9V |
HR 2501 |  |  | HP | 49131 | 32385 |  06h 45m 31.19s | −30° 56′ 56.4″ | 5.62 | −2.81 | 1583 | B+... | γ Cas and λ Eri variable, Vmax = 5.33m, Vmin = 5.81m, P = 0.79187 d
LS CMa |  |  | LS | 52670 | 33804 |  07h 01m 05.95s | −25° 12′ 56.3″ | 5.64 | −1.85 | 1028 | B2/B3III/IV | eclipsing binary
HD 50644 |  |  |  | 50644 | 33077 |  06h 53m 18.84s | −19° 01′ 58.0″ | 5.65 | 0.63 | 329 | A9/F0III |
FY CMa |  |  | FY | 58978 | 36168 |  07h 26m 59.49s | −23° 05′ 09.7″ | 5.65 | −2.54 | 1417 | B1II | γ Cas variable, Vmax = 4.8m, Vmin = 6.25m
LZ CMa |  |  | LZ | 54912 | 34579 |  07h 09m 43.03s | −25° 13′ 51.8″ | 5.69 | −3.06 | 1831 | B2V | β Lyr variable, ΔV = 0.03m
HD 47946 |  |  |  | 47946 | 31870 |  06h 39m 42.67s | −30° 28′ 12.1″ | 5.70 | 1.36 | 241 | K1III |
R CMa |  |  | R | 57167 | 35487 |  07h 19m 28.08s | −16° 23′ 41.7″ | 5.70 | 2.48 | 144 | F2III/IV | Algol variable, Vmax = 5.7m, Vmin = 6.34m, P = 1.1359405 d
ν1 CMa | ν1 | 6 |  | 47138 | 31564 |  06h 36m 22.86s | −18° 39′ 35.8″ | 5.71 | 1.07 | 277 | G8III/F3V... |
HD 46547 |  |  |  | 46547 | 31190 |  06h 32m 38.98s | −32° 01′ 49.6″ | 5.73 | −1.32 | 838 | B2V | suspected variable, ΔV = 5.64m, P = 5.72 d
IY CMa |  |  | IY | 45871 | 30840 |  06h 28m 39.24s | −32° 22′ 16.7″ | 5.74 | −1.27 | 823 | B5IV | Be star; eclipsing binary
HD 50123 |  |  | HZ | 50123 | 32810 |  06h 50m 23.35s | −31° 42′ 21.9″ | 5.74 | −0.97 | 718 | B3V | rotating ellipsoidal variable, Vmax = 5.71m, Vmin = 5.79m
FV CMa |  |  | FV | 54309 | 34360 |  07h 07m 22.59s | −23° 50′ 26.6″ | 5.75 | −4.04 | 2964 | B2V:nn | γ Cas variable, Vmax = 5.64m, Vmin = 5.94m
HD 45765 |  |  |  | 45765 | 30836 |  06h 28m 37.41s | −17° 27′ 57.7″ | 5.76 | 0.19 | 424 | K0III |
HD 49980 |  |  |  | 49980 | 32809 |  06h 50m 21.77s | −17° 05′ 04.4″ | 5.77 | −2.62 | 1552 | K3III |
HD 55589 |  |  |  | 55589 | 34888 |  07h 13m 07.20s | −11° 15′ 04.9″ | 5.77 | −0.77 | 661 | K0 |
HD 44081 |  |  |  | 44081 | 30011 |  06h 18m 58.98s | −20° 55′ 32.2″ | 5.79 | −2.97 | 1842 | B3II/III | suspected β Cep variable
HD 58461 |  |  |  | 58461 | 35998 |  07h 25m 08.44s | −13° 45′ 07.1″ | 5.79 | 3.08 | 114 | F3V |
HD 58612 |  |  |  | 58612 | 36024 |  07h 25m 25.27s | −25° 13′ 04.0″ | 5.79 | −4.19 | 3228 | B5III |
HD 59067 |  |  |  | 59067 | 36251 |  07h 27m 51.66s | −11° 33′ 24.7″ | 5.79 | −1.66 | 1009 | B8Vv comp VB | γ Cas variable, Vmax = 5.73m, Vmin = 5.90m
17 CMa |  | 17 |  | 51055 | 33248 |  06h 55m 02.74s | −20° 24′ 17.5″ | 5.80 | −0.54 | 605 | A2V |
HD 55344 |  |  |  | 55344 | 34758 |  07h 11m 41.61s | −20° 52′ 59.2″ | 5.84 | −0.04 | 489 | A0IV/V |
MZ CMa |  |  | MZ | 57615 | 35626 |  07h 21m 04.34s | −25° 53′ 30.0″ | 5.87 | −0.86 | 723 | M3III | semiregular variable
HD 43396 |  |  |  | 43396 | 29679 |  06h 15m 08.40s | −20° 16′ 20.1″ | 5.88 | −1.39 | 929 | K2III | variable star, ΔV = 0.008m, P = 2.42919 d
26 CMa |  | 26 | MM | 55522 | 34798 |  07h 12m 12.22s | −25° 56′ 33.4″ | 5.91 | −0.80 | 718 | B2IV/V | 53 Per variable
HD 46189 |  |  |  | 46189 | 31037 |  06h 30m 46.29s | −27° 46′ 10.5″ | 5.92 | −1.78 | 1128 | B3IV/V | variable star, ΔV = 0.005m, P = 3.28106 d
HD 49095 |  |  |  | 49095 | 32366 |  06h 45m 23.08s | −31° 47′ 34.5″ | 5.92 | 3.99 | 79 | F7V |
HD 47182 |  |  |  | 47182 | 31599 |  06h 36m 46.60s | −13° 19′ 15.5″ | 5.95 | −0.91 | 769 | K4/K5III |
HD 55762 |  |  |  | 55762 | 34914 |  07h 13m 24.01s | −22° 40′ 26.9″ | 5.96 | −0.90 | 780 | K4III | suspected variable, ΔV = 0.14m
HD 43544 |  |  |  | 43544 | 29771 |  06h 16m 07.70s | −16° 37′ 04.8″ | 5.97 | −1.07 | 836 | B2/B3V | suspected variable, Vmax = 5.71m, Vmin = 5.97m
HD 43429 |  |  |  | 43429 | 29692 |  06h 15m 17.71s | −18° 28′ 37.2″ | 5.99 | 1.96 | 208 | K1III |
OS CMa |  |  | OS | 54764 | 34561 |  07h 09m 33.37s | −16° 14′ 04.2″ | 6.00 |  |  | B1Ib/II | α Cyg variable
HR 2800 |  |  | HQ | 57593 | 35611 |  07h 20m 54.92s | −26° 57′ 49.9″ | 6.00 | −2.71 | 1801 | B3V | Algol variable, Vmax = 5.99m, Vmin = 6.25m, P = 24.6033 d
HD 47561 |  |  |  | 47561 | 31758 |  06h 38m 35.43s | −16° 52′ 24.6″ | 6.01 | 0.26 | 460 | A0IV |
HD 56578 |  |  |  | 56578 | 35213 |  07h 16m 38.38s | −23° 18′ 39.8″ | 6.02 | 1.53 | 258 | A5m... |
HD 44021 |  |  |  | 44021 | 29993 |  06h 18m 48.79s | −15° 01′ 30.0″ | 6.04 | −0.73 | 738 | M1III: | suspected variable, Vmax = 5.96m, Vmin = 6.06m
HD 49001 |  |  |  | 49001 | 32368 |  06h 45m 23.38s | −23° 27′ 45.0″ | 6.04 | 0.15 | 492 | K2III |
HD 58585 |  |  |  | 58585 | 36017 |  07h 25m 19.98s | −21° 58′ 57.4″ | 6.04 | −3.90 | 3165 | A6II |
HD 43745 |  |  |  | 43745 | 29843 |  06h 17m 03.52s | −22° 42′ 52.6″ | 6.05 | 3.04 | 130 | F8/G0V |
HD 45588 |  |  |  | 45588 | 30711 |  06h 27m 11.48s | −25° 51′ 21.5″ | 6.05 | 3.67 | 97 | F8/G0V |
HD 47827 |  |  |  | 47827 | 31859 |  06h 39m 36.22s | −23° 41′ 44.3″ | 6.05 | −0.32 | 614 | A0V |
HD 50806 |  |  |  | 50806 | 33094 |  06h 53m 33.76s | −28° 32′ 19.4″ | 6.05 | 3.99 | 84 | G3/G5V |
HD 57118 |  |  |  | 57118 | 35442 |  07h 19m 01.92s | −19° 16′ 49.1″ | 6.11 |  |  | F2Ia | suspected variable, Vmax = 6.08m, Vmin = 6.11m
12 CMa |  | 12 | HK | 49333 | 32504 |  06h 47m 01.49s | −21° 00′ 55.5″ | 6.07 | −0.49 | 668 | B7II/III | α2 CVn variable
HD 53629 |  |  |  | 53629 | 34142 |  07h 04m 47.04s | −22° 01′ 53.8″ | 6.09 | 1.07 | 330 | K2IIICN... |
HD 54173 |  |  |  | 54173 | 34318 |  07h 06m 52.48s | −24° 57′ 38.1″ | 6.09 | −1.28 | 970 | K2III | variable star, ΔV = 0.005m, P = 17.08526 d
HD 55568 |  |  |  | 55568 | 34782 |  07h 12m 04.12s | −30° 49′ 17.1″ | 6.10 | 2.71 | 155 | A8III/IV |
HD 47366 |  |  |  | 47366 | 31674 |  06h 37m 40.79s | −12° 59′ 05.3″ | 6.11 | 1.46 | 277 | K1III: | has two planets (b & c)
HD 44996 |  |  |  | 44996 | 30468 |  06h 24m 20.58s | −12° 57′ 43.0″ | 6.12 | −2.73 | 1918 | B4V | suspected variable
GY CMa |  |  | GY | 55857 | 34924 |  07h 13m 36.45s | −27° 21′ 22.9″ | 6.12 | −4.88 | 5175 | B2II | β Cep variable, ΔV = 0.04m, P = 0.112 d
HD 50643 |  |  |  | 50643 | 33079 |  06h 53m 21.85s | −18° 55′ 58.5″ | 6.13 | 0.39 | 458 | A3III |
HD 46064 |  |  |  | 46064 | 31024 |  06h 30m 34.89s | −13° 08′ 53.4″ | 6.16 | −1.57 | 1148 | B2III | suspected variable
HD 58346 |  |  |  | 58346 | 35920 |  07h 24m 17.24s | −22° 54′ 46.0″ | 6.20 | −0.31 | 652 | B8/B9V |
HD 51823 |  |  |  | 51823 | 33492 |  06h 57m 42.64s | −27° 32′ 15.1″ | 6.22 | −1.25 | 1019 | B2/B3V | suspected variable
HD 50853 |  |  |  | 50853 | 33126 |  06h 53m 55.46s | −24° 32′ 19.5″ | 6.23 | 0.43 | 472 | A0V |
HD 54958 |  |  |  | 54958 | 34617 |  07h 10m 09.36s | −18° 41′ 08.1″ | 6.23 | 2.74 | 162 | F3V |
HD 58439 |  |  |  | 58439 | 35975 |  07h 24m 50.88s | −19° 00′ 44.2″ | 6.24 | −2.45 | 1781 | A2Ib/II | suspected variable
HD 48501 |  |  | V350 | 48501 | 32144 |  06h 42m 46.08s | −22° 26′ 55.8″ | 6.26 | 2.81 | 159 | F2V | γ Dor variable, Vmax = 6.18m, Vmin = 6.27m, P = 0.91401 d
HD 52273 |  |  |  | 52273 | 33666 |  06h 59m 39.26s | −21° 36′ 10.4″ | 6.26 | −1.90 | 1399 | B2III |
HD 44891 |  |  |  | 44891 | 30420 |  06h 23m 46.14s | −15° 04′ 16.5″ | 6.27 | −2.15 | 1575 | K2/K3III |
HD 52619 |  |  |  | 52619 | 33760 |  07h 00m 42.53s | −28° 29′ 22.1″ | 6.28 | 2.11 | 222 | F3/F5V |
HD 44225 |  |  |  | 44225 | 30062 |  06h 19m 38.19s | −22° 06′ 11.3″ | 6.29 | −0.61 | 784 | K3III | suspected variable
HD 46407 |  |  | HR | 46407 | 31205 |  06h 32m 46.88s | −11° 09′ 59.0″ | 6.30 | 0.88 | 395 | K0III:... | Algol variable, Vmax = 6.24m, Vmin = 6.32m
HD 56731 |  |  |  | 56731 | 35241 |  07h 16m 57.22s | −30° 53′ 49.0″ | 6.30 | 0.46 | 481 | A9II |
HD 44956 |  |  |  | 44956 | 30376 |  06h 23m 14.50s | −31° 47′ 25.1″ | 6.31 | 1.27 | 332 | G8III |
KM CMa |  |  | KM | 46347 | 31086 |  06h 31m 24.01s | −32° 52′ 06.8″ | 6.31 | −1.10 | 988 | M4III | semiregular variable
HD 49891 |  |  |  | 49891 | 32744 |  06h 49m 44.00s | −24° 04′ 33.7″ | 6.31 | 0.04 | 584 | A0/A1V |
HD 44394 |  |  |  | 44394 | 30190 |  06h 21m 05.43s | −11° 49′ 02.4″ | 6.32 | −1.70 | 1309 | K5 |
HD 45420 |  |  |  | 45420 | 30669 |  06h 26m 42.66s | −14° 36′ 12.2″ | 6.32 | 0.14 | 560 | K0/K1III |
HD 47012 |  |  |  | 47012 | 31469 |  06h 35m 30.81s | −22° 06′ 32.4″ | 6.32 | 0.33 | 513 | K0III |
HD 50093 |  |  |  | 50093 | 32827 |  06h 50m 36.96s | −25° 46′ 42.3″ | 6.32 | −1.52 | 1203 | B2III/IV |
HD 52348 |  |  |  | 52348 | 33703 |  07h 00m 08.29s | −20° 09′ 30.4″ | 6.32 | −1.50 | 1194 | B3V |
HD 55985 |  |  |  | 55985 | 34954 |  07h 13m 57.34s | −30° 20′ 23.3″ | 6.32 | −1.92 | 1449 | B2III | suspected variable
HD 58766 |  |  |  | 58766 | 36045 |  07h 25m 42.99s | −31° 44′ 19.4″ | 6.32 | −1.09 | 988 | B2/B3III | suspected variable
KX CMa |  |  | KX | 50648 | 33040 |  06h 53m 00.31s | −26° 57′ 26.9″ | 6.33 | −0.70 | 830 | M6III | semiregular variable
HR 2680 |  |  | IL | 54031 | 34248 |  07h 06m 00.49s | −30° 39′ 20.6″ | 6.34 | −0.69 | 830 | B3V | Algol and 53 Per variable, Vmax = 6.32m, Vmin = 6.54m, P = 8.09858 d
HD 55856 |  |  |  | 55856 | 34940 |  07h 13m 48.39s | −22° 54′ 20.8″ | 6.34 | −2.08 | 1575 | B2IV | suspected variable
HD 56341 |  |  |  | 56341 | 35132 |  07h 15m 47.30s | −23° 44′ 25.1″ | 6.34 | −0.89 | 911 | A0V |
V415 CMa |  |  | V415 | 47247 | 31593 |  06h 36m 41.07s | −22° 36′ 53.1″ | 6.35 | −0.46 | 751 | B3V |

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

HD 51411 |  |  |  | 51411 | 33330 |  06h 55m 54.78s | −31° 47′ 24.7″ | 6.36 | −1.83 | 1417 | B3V | Be star, ΔV = 0.015m
HD 51925 |  |  |  | 51925 | 33532 |  06h 58m 07.56s | −27° 09′ 51.8″ | 6.36 | −1.89 | 1455 | B2V | suspected variable
V352 CMa |  |  | V352 | 43162 | 29568 |  06h 13m 45.33s | −23° 51′ 43.9″ | 6.37 | 5.26 | 54 | G5V | BY Dra variable, Vmax = 6.35m, Vmin = 6.40m, P = 7.2 d
HD 45184 |  |  |  | 45184 | 30503 |  06h 24m 43.99s | −28° 46′ 47.3″ | 6.37 | 4.65 | 72 | G2V | has a planet (b)
HD 46602 |  |  |  | 46602 | 31266 |  06h 33m 26.68s | −20° 55′ 26.0″ | 6.39 | 1.12 | 368 | K0III+... |
HD 52140 |  |  |  | 52140 | 33591 |  06h 58m 43.70s | −30° 59′ 53.0″ | 6.41 | −0.46 | 771 | B3V |
HD 48938 |  |  |  | 48938 | 32322 |  06h 44m 51.96s | −27° 20′ 32.6″ | 6.43 | 4.31 | 87 | F7V |
HD 46037 |  |  |  | 46037 | 30988 |  06h 30m 11.81s | −19° 12′ 53.4″ | 6.44 | −1.49 | 1259 | M0/M1III | suspected variable
HD 56876 |  |  |  | 56876 | 35326 |  07h 17m 48.01s | −26° 47′ 51.2″ | 6.45 | −0.80 | 921 | B5Vn |
HD 47579 |  |  |  | 47579 | 31736 |  06h 38m 22.91s | −23° 34′ 49.1″ | 6.48 | −0.07 | 667 | A2V |
HD 53975 |  |  |  | 53975 | 34297 |  07h 06m 35.97s | −12° 23′ 38.2″ | 6.48 | −4.42 | 4939 | B7Iab... |
HD 44379 |  |  |  | 44379 | 30141 |  06h 20m 35.17s | −23° 38′ 16.1″ | 6.49 | 0.03 | 639 | K0III |
HD 42927 |  |  | IP | 42927 | 29488 |  06h 12m 46.33s | −17° 45′ 47.6″ | 6.49 |  | 908 | B5II/III | rotating ellipsoidal variable, Vmax = 6.50m, Vmin = 6.54m, P = 5.0946 d
FU CMa |  |  | FU | 52437 | 33721 |  07h 00m 19.36s | −22° 07′ 08.6″ | 6.51 |  | 2100 | B3Vnn | γ Cas variable, Vmax = 6.48m, Vmin = 6.6m
W CMa |  |  | W | 54361 | 34413 |  07h 08m 03.44s | −11° 55′ 23.8″ | 6.56 |  | 8400 | C | semiregular variable, Vmax = 6.27m, Vmin = 7.09m, P = 160 d
GU CMa |  |  | GU | 52721 | 33868 |  07h 01m 49.51s | −11° 18′ 03.3″ | 6.59 |  | 1450 | B2Vne | β Lyr variable, Vmax = 6.49m, Vmin = 6.72m, P = 1.610137 d
HR 2724 |  |  | HN | 55595 | 34814 |  07h 12m 24.18s | −27° 28′ 29.1″ | 6.61 |  | 805 | A5IV-V | δ Sct variable, ΔV = 0.025m
EZ CMa |  |  | EZ | 50896 | 33165 |  06h 54m 13.04s | −23° 55′ 42.0″ | 6.91 |  | 4500 | WN4-s | Wolf–Rayet star, Vmax = 6.71m, Vmin = 6.95m, P = 3.763 d
HD 47186 |  |  |  | 47186 | 31540 |  06h 36m 08.79s | −27° 37′ 20.3″ | 7.8 | 4.9 | 123 | G6V | has two planets (b & c)
VY CMa |  |  | VY | 58061 | 35793 |  07h 22m 58.29s | −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 = 6.5m, Vmin = 9.6m
GZ CMa |  |  | GZ | 56429 | 35187 |  07h 16m 09.21s | −16° 43′ 00.1″ | 7.97 |  | 1290 | A0III/IV | Algol variable, Vmax = 7.97m, Vmin = 8.51m, P = 4.80085 d
HD 45364 |  |  |  | 45364 | 30579 |  06h 25m 38.48s | −31° 28′ 51.4″ | 8.07 | 5.50 | 106 | G8V | has two planets (b & c)
FZ CMa |  |  | FZ | 52942 | 33953 |  07h 02m 42.61s | −11° 27′ 11.6″ | 8.14 |  | 1350 | B2IVn | Algol variable, Vmax = 8.05m, Vmin = 8.44m, P = 1.27306 d
HD 45677 |  |  | FS | 45677 | 30800 |  06h 28m 17.42s | −13° 03′ 11.1″ | 8.50 |  | 908 | Bpshe | prototype FS CMa variable, Vmax = 7.35m, Vmin = 8.58m
Z CMa |  |  | Z | 53179 | 34042 |  07h 03m 43.16s | −11° 33′ 06.2″ | 8.80 |  | 2630 | Bpe | EXor and FU Ori variable, Vmax = 8.2m, Vmin = 10.6m
HD 43197 |  |  |  | 43197 | 29550 |  06h 13m 35.66s | −29° 53′ 50.2″ | 8.95 | 5.25 | 179 | G9IV-V | Amadioha,[6][7] has a planet (b)
SW CMa |  |  | SW | 54520 | 34431 |  07h 08m 15.24s | −22° 26′ 25.3″ | 9.16 |  | 2230 | A3IV | Algol variable, Vmax = 9.15m, Vmin = 9.68m, P = 10.091988 d
WASP-101 |  |  |  |  |  |  06h 33m 24.0s | −23° 29′ 10″ | 10.3 |  |  | F6 | has a transiting planet (b)
HD 56925 |  |  |  | 56925 | 35378 |  07h 18m 29.13s | −13° 13′ 01.5″ | 11.40 |  | 3700 | WN4-s | Wolf–Rayet star at center of NGC 2359
DZ CMa |  |  | DZ |  |  |  07h 16m 59.33s | −15° 18′ 25.4″ | 11.6 |  |  | G0 | double-mode Cepheid variable, Vmax = 11.6m, Vmin = 12.4m, P = 2.311 d
HATS-4 |  |  |  |  |  |  06h 16m 27.0s | −21° 27′ 11″ | 13.5 |  | 1370 |  | has a planet (b)
EUVE J0720-317 |  |  | IN |  |  |  07h 20m 47.91s | −31° 47′ 02.7″ | 14.64 |  |  | DA.9 | re-radiating binary system, Vmax = 14.64m, Vmin = 14.89m, P = 1.262396 d
RX J0720.4-3125 |  |  |  |  |  |  07h 20m 24.96s | −31° 25′ 50.2″ | 26.6 |  | 1174 |  | one of the nearest neutron stars
PSR B0628-28 |  |  |  |  |  |  06h 30m 49.48s | −28° 34′ 43.1″ |  |  |  |  | pulsar
CX CMa |  |  |  |  |  |  07h 22m 00.9896s | −25° 52′ 35.912″ | 9.6 |  | 6000-7000 | B5V | eclipsing binary, Vmax = 9.9m, Vmin = 10.6m, P = 0.954625 d
NN CMa |  |  | NN | 58011 | 35769 |  07h 22m 43.32s | −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 (celestial coordinates)|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 [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

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## See also

* Lists of stars by constellation

## References

* ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?I/239.
* Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index". http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?IV/27.
* Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position". http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?VI/42.
* Gould, B. A.. "Uranometria Argentina". Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F. http://www.uranometriaargentina.com/.
* Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V. (2004). "Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2)". http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?II/250.
* Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V. (2012). "General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS database, version 2012Feb)". http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?B/gcvs.
* "AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. http://www.aavso.org.
* "Naming Stars". https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming_stars/.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 E.B Knobel – On a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Consisting with ε CMa, δ CMa (Wezen), η CMa (Aludra) and ο2 CMa (Thanih al Adzari), see Star Names, R.H. Allen, p. 130
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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)
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.)[1] ) 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" (in en). http://www.nameexoworlds.iau.org/final-results.
7. ↑ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1912/.

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Canis Major constellation

Stars
(list)|

| 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

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Flamsteed|

* 10
* 11
* 12
* 15
* 17
* 26
* 27

Variable|

* R
* W
* Z
* SW
* UW (29)
* VY
* CX
* DZ
* EZ
* FN
* FR
* FS
* FV
* FW
* FY
* FZ
* GU
* GY
* GZ
* HN
* HP
* HQ
* HR
* HZ
* IL
* IP
* IY
* KM
* KX
* LS
* LZ
* MZ
* NO
* NR
* OS
* CX
* V350
* V352
* V415

HR|

* 2242
* 2243
* 2244
* 2249
* 2254
* 2260
* 2266
* 2268
* 2271
* 2303
* 2305
* 2307
* 2309
* 2311
* 2318
* 2349
* 2359
* 2373
* 2379
* 2380
* 2397
* 2403
* 2415
* 2428
* 2437
* 2447
* 2448
* 2450
* 2455
* 2460
* 2493
* 2495
* 2498
* 2500
* 2522
* 2528
* 2535
* 2544
* 2565
* 2566
* 2576
* 2578
* 2595
* 2598
* 2607
* 2611
* 2614
* 2616
* 2621
* 2623
* 2625
* 2637
* 2664
* 2679
* 2686
* 2705
* 2708
* 2716
* 2720
* 2723
* 2730
* 2733
* 2743
* 2750
* 2755
* 2756
* 2758
* 2764
* 2766
* 2768
* 2774
* 2785
* 2786
* 2796
* 2812
* 2822
* 2823
* 2826
* 2831
* 2832
* 2834
* 2839
* 2841
* 2847
* 2859

HD|

* 43197 (Amadioha)
* 44225
* 44379
* 44394
* 45184
* 45364
* 45420
* 46037
* 47012
* 47186
* 47579
* 56578

Other|

* EUVE J0720–317
* PSR B0628–28
* RX J0720.4−3125
* WISE 0713−2917
* WR 7

Star
clusters|

| Open|

* Collinder 121
* Messier 41
* NGC 2204
* NGC 2243
* NGC 2345
* NGC 2354
* NGC 2358
* NGC 2360
* NGC 2362
* NGC 2367
* NGC 2374
* NGC 2383
* NGC 2384

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Nebulae|

| H II|

* NGC 2359
* NGC 2361
* Sh2-310

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Reflection|

* NGC 2296
* NGC 2327

Planetary|

* IC 2165
* M 1-11

Galaxies|

| NGC|

* 2206
* 2207
* 2211
* 2212
* 2216
* 2217
* 2223
* 2227
* 2263
* 2267
* 2271
* 2272
* 2280
* 2283
* 2292
* 2293
* 2295
* 2318
* 2325
* 2382

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Other|

* Canis Major Overdensity
* ESO 428-G14
* IC 2163
* PKS 0634-205
* I Zw 36

Other|

* SN 1999ec
* SN 2003H

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