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Canis Major is a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere's summer (or northern hemisphere's winter) sky, bordered by Monoceros (which lies between it and Canis Minor) to the north, Puppis to the east and southeast, Columba to the southwest, and Lepus to the west.
A – Cervical or Neck Bones (7 in number). B – Dorsal or Thoracic Bones (13 in number, each bearing a rib). C – Lumbar Bones (7 in number).D – Sacral Bones (3 in number). E – Caudal or Tail Bones (20 to 23 in number). 1 – Cranium, or Skull. 2 – Maxilla. 3 – Mandible, or Lower jaw . 4 – Atlas. 5 – Axis. 6 – Scapula, or ...
The brightest member star system is Tau Canis Majoris, and therefore it is sometimes called the Tau Canis Majoris Cluster. The cluster is located at a distance of approximately 1.48 kpc from the Sun , [ 1 ] and appears associated with the giant nebula Sh2-310 that lies at the same distance, [ 7 ] about one degree to the east.
Beta Canis Majoris (β Canis Majoris, abbreviated Beta CMa, β CMa), also named Mirzam / ˈ m ɜːr z əm /, [13] is a star in the southern constellation of Canis Major, the "Great Dog", located at a distance of about 500 light-years (150 parsecs) from the Sun. [1] In the modern constellation it lies at the position of the dog's front leg.
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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 ... [1] part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari ...
10 Canis Majoris is 8.2 [8] million years old with 19.2 [8] times the mass of the Sun and 10 [9] times the Sun's radius. It is radiating around 44,000 [ 10 ] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 25,000 K. [ 10 ] There is a magnitude 12.58 visual companion at an angular separation of 37.3 ″ along ...
Xi 1 Canis Majoris, Latinized from ξ 1 Canis Majoris, is a Beta Cephei variable star in the constellation Canis Major. It is approximately 1,400 light years from Earth. ξ 1 Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type star. It has generally been assigned a luminosity class of III or IV , for example B1III [3] or B0.5IV. [6]