List of stars in Canis Major

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

Name	B	F	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
Sirius	α	9	48915	32349	06^h 45^m 09.25^s	−16° 42′ 47.3″	−1.44	1.45	9	A0m...	Dog Star, Aschere, Canicula, Al Shira, Sothis, Mrgavyadha, Lubdhaka, Tenrōsei, Cheonlangseong, Aoboshi; brightest star, 5th nearest star system; binary
ε CMa	ε	21	52089	33579	06^h 58^m 37.55^s	−28° 58′ 19.5″	1.50	−4.10	431	B2II	Adhara, Adara
δ CMa	δ	25	54605	34444	07^h 08^m 23.49^s	−26° 23′ 35.5″	1.83	−6.87	1791	F8Ia	Wezen, Wesen
β CMa	β	2	44743	30324	06^h 22^m 41.99^s	−17° 57′ 21.3″	1.98	−3.95	499	B1II/III	Murzim, Murzam, Mirza; β Cep variable
η CMa	η	31	58350	35904	07^h 24^m 05.71^s	−29° 18′ 11.2″	2.45	−7.51	3196	B5Ia	Aludra; α Cyg variable
ζ CMa	ζ	1	44402	30122	06^h 20^m 18.79^s	−30° 03′ 48.2″	3.02	−2.05	336	B2.5V	Furud, Phurud; spectroscopic binary
ο² CMa	ο²	24	53138	33977	07^h 03^m 01.47^s	−23° 49′ 59.9″	3.02	−6.46	2567	B3Ia	Menkelb Posterior, Afaf; α Cyg variable
σ CMa	σ	22	52877	33856	07^h 01^m 43.15^s	−27° 56′ 05.4″	3.49	−4.37	1216	K4III	irregular variable
κ CMa	κ	13	50013	32759	06^h 49^m 50.47^s	−32° 30′ 30.6″	3.50	−3.42	789	B1.5IVne	γ Cas variable
ο¹ CMa	ο¹	16	50877	33152	06^h 54^m 07.95^s	−24° 11′ 03.2″	3.89	−5.02	1976	K3Iab	Menkelb Prior; irregular variable
ν² CMa	ν²	7	47205	31592	06^h 36^m 41.00^s	−19° 15′ 20.6″	3.95	2.46	65	K1III+...
ω CMa	ω	28	56139	35037	07^h 14^m 48.66^s	−26° 46′ 21.7″	4.01	−3.25	924	B2IV/Ve	γ Cas variable
θ CMa	θ	14	50778	33160	06^h 54^m 11.48^s	−12° 02′ 18.9″	4.08	−0.36	252	K4III
γ CMa	γ	23	53244	34045	07^h 03^m 45.49^s	−15° 37′ 59.7″	4.11	−1.34	402	B8II	Muliphein, Isis
ξ¹ CMa	ξ¹	4	46328	31125	06^h 31^m 51.37^s	−23° 25′ 06.4″	4.34	−4.65	2050	B1III	β Cep variable
ι CMa	ι	20	51309	33347	06^h 56^m 08.23^s	−17° 03′ 15.3″	4.36	−5.51	3075	B3Ib/II	β Cep variable
τ CMa	τ	30	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	8	47442	31700	06^h 37^m 53.43^s	−18° 14′ 14.8″	4.42	−1.35	464	K0II/III
27 CMa		27	56014	34981	07^h 14^m 15.22^s	−26° 21′ 09.1″	4.42	−4.00	1575	B3IIIe	EW CMa; binary, component A spectroscopic binary, component B γ Cas variable
λ CMa	λ		45813	30788	06^h 28^m 10.22^s	−32° 34′ 48.5″	4.47	−1.01	406	B4V
ξ² CMa	ξ²	5	46933	31416	06^h 35^m 03.38^s	−22° 57′ 53.4″	4.54	−0.97	412	A0III
π CMa	π	19	51199	33302	06^h 55^m 37.40^s	−20° 08′ 11.7″	4.66	2.33	95	F2IV/V
			56618	35205	07^h 16^m 35.00^s	−27° 52′ 52.6″	4.66	−1.05	453	M2III
			47667	31827	06^h 39^m 16.72^s	−14° 08′ 44.7″	4.82	−3.60	1575	K2III
15 CMa		15	50707	33092	06^h 53^m 32.91^s	−20° 13′ 27.3″	4.82	−3.65	1614	B1IV	EY CMa; β Cep variable
145 CMa		145	56577	35210	07^h 16^m 36.84^s	−23° 18′ 56.2″	4.83	−6.59	6269	K4III	Double star
29 CMa		29	57060	35412	07^h 18^m 40.38^s	−24° 33′ 31.3″	4.88	−4.93	2991	O7Ia:fp	UW CMa; β Lyr variable
			57821	35727	07^h 22^m 13.53^s	−19° 00′ 59.7″	4.94	−1.06	517	B5II/III
			43445	29735	06^h 15^m 44.88^s	−13° 43′ 06.2″	5.00	−0.30	375	B9V
μ CMa	μ	18	51250	33345	06^h 56^m 06.65^s	−14° 02′ 36.4″	5.00	−2.22	908	B9.5V
			43827	29895	06^h 17^m 41.73^s	−16° 48′ 57.3″	5.15	−1.05	567	K1III
			46184	31084	06^h 31^m 23.02^s	−12° 23′ 30.9″	5.16	0.05	343	K1III
			58343	35951	07^h 24^m 40.19^s	−16° 12′ 05.1″	5.18	−2.13	945	B2Vne
			44951	30457	06^h 24^m 10.35^s	−11° 31′ 48.0″	5.21	−0.34	420	K3III
10 CMa		10	48917	32292	06^h 44^m 28.47^s	−31° 04′ 13.9″	5.23	−4.29	2608	B2V	FT CMa; γ Cas variable
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		11	49229	32492	06^h 46^m 51.09^s	−14° 25′ 33.6″	5.28	−1.19	642	B8/B9III
			51283	33316	06^h 55^m 46.93^s	−22° 56′ 29.2″	5.29	−3.82	2159	B2/B3III
			57146	35427	07^h 18^m 51.28^s	−26° 35′ 09.1″	5.29	−2.80	1353	G2II
			49048	32411	06^h 45^m 59.40^s	−14° 47′ 45.9″	5.30	−0.13	398	A1IV/V
			58535	35957	07^h 24^m 43.87^s	−31° 48′ 32.1″	5.35	−0.79	552	K1III
			56342	35083	07^h 15^m 21.08^s	−30° 41′ 11.3″	5.36	−1.12	646	B2V
			58215	35848	07^h 23^m 28.97^s	−27° 50′ 03.4″	5.37	−0.76	549	K4III
			49662	32677	06^h 48^m 57.74^s	−15° 08′ 41.0″	5.39	−0.96	607	B7IV
			58155	35795	07^h 23^m 00.70^s	−31° 55′ 25.6″	5.40	−2.81	1430	B3V
			53974	34301	07^h 06^m 40.77^s	−11° 17′ 38.5″	5.41	−4.29	2835	B0.5IV
			58286	35855	07^h 23^m 31.90^s	−32° 12′ 07.5″	5.41	−2.34	1156	B2/B3II/III
			51733	33478	06^h 57^m 33.97^s	−24° 37′ 51.8″	5.45	2.52	126	F3V
			55070	34624	07^h 10^m 19.33^s	−27° 29′ 29.5″	5.46	−1.01	643	G8III
			56405	35180	07^h 16^m 14.58^s	−15° 35′ 08.4″	5.46	0.82	277	A1V
FR CMa			44458	30214	06^h 21^m 24.72^s	−11° 46′ 23.7″	5.48	−3.07	1672	B1Vpe SB	Be star
			43955	29941	06^h 18^m 13.73^s	−19° 58′ 01.2″	5.51	−1.91	994	B2/B3V
			56160	35044	07^h 14^m 51.19^s	−27° 02′ 16.5″	5.58	0.97	273	K3III
			52018	33575	06^h 58^m 35.90^s	−25° 24′ 51.0″	5.59	−1.93	1042	B2V
			57478	35615	07^h 20^m 58.29^s	−14° 21′ 37.8″	5.59	−0.57	556	G8/K0III
			58954	36186	07^h 27^m 07.99^s	−17° 51′ 53.5″	5.60	0.93	280	F2V
			45018	30436	06^h 23^m 55.91^s	−25° 34′ 39.1″	5.61	−1.04	697	K5III
			46936	31362	06^h 34^m 35.33^s	−32° 42′ 58.5″	5.62	−0.25	487	B9V
			49131	32385	06^h 45^m 31.19^s	−30° 56′ 56.4″	5.62	−2.81	1583	B+...
			52670	33804	07^h 01^m 05.95^s	−25° 12′ 56.3″	5.64	−1.85	1028	B2/B3III/IV
			50644	33077	06^h 53^m 18.84^s	−19° 01′ 58.0″	5.65	0.63	329	A9/F0III
			58978	36168	07^h 26^m 59.49^s	−23° 05′ 09.7″	5.65	−2.54	1417	B1II
			54912	34579	07^h 09^m 43.03^s	−25° 13′ 51.8″	5.69	−3.06	1831	B2V
			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
ν¹ CMa	ν¹	6	47138	31564	06^h 36^m 22.86^s	−18° 39′ 35.8″	5.71	1.07	277	G8III/F3V...
			46547	31190	06^h 32^m 38.98^s	−32° 01′ 49.6″	5.73	−1.32	838	B2V
			45871	30840	06^h 28^m 39.24^s	−32° 22′ 16.7″	5.74	−1.27	823	B5IV
			50123	32810	06^h 50^m 23.35^s	−31° 42′ 21.9″	5.74	−0.97	718	B3V
			54309	34360	07^h 07^m 22.59^s	−23° 50′ 26.6″	5.75	−4.04	2964	B2V:nn
			45765	30836	06^h 28^m 37.41^s	−17° 27′ 57.7″	5.76	0.19	424	K0III
			49980	32809	06^h 50^m 21.77^s	−17° 05′ 04.4″	5.77	−2.62	1552	K3III
			55589	34888	07^h 13^m 07.20^s	−11° 15′ 04.9″	5.77	−0.77	661	K0
			44081	30011	06^h 18^m 58.98^s	−20° 55′ 32.2″	5.79	−2.97	1842	B3II/III
			58461	35998	07^h 25^m 08.44^s	−13° 45′ 07.1″	5.79	3.08	114	F3V
			58612	36024	07^h 25^m 25.27^s	−25° 13′ 04.0″	5.79	−4.19	3228	B5III
			59067	36251	07^h 27^m 51.66^s	−11° 33′ 24.7″	5.79	−1.66	1009	B8Vv comp VB
17 CMa		17	51055	33248	06^h 55^m 02.74^s	−20° 24′ 17.5″	5.80	−0.54	605	A2V
			55344	34758	07^h 11^m 41.61^s	−20° 52′ 59.2″	5.84	−0.04	489	A0IV/V
			57615	35626	07^h 21^m 04.34^s	−25° 53′ 30.0″	5.87	−0.86	723	M3III
			43396	29679	06^h 15^m 08.40^s	−20° 16′ 20.1″	5.88	−1.39	929	K2III
26 CMa		26	55522	34798	07^h 12^m 12.22^s	−25° 56′ 33.4″	5.91	−0.80	718	B2IV/V	MM CMa; long-period pulsating variable
			46189	31037	06^h 30^m 46.29^s	−27° 46′ 10.5″	5.92	−1.78	1128	B3IV/V
			49095	32366	06^h 45^m 23.08^s	−31° 47′ 34.5″	5.92	3.99	79	F7V
			47182	31599	06^h 36^m 46.60^s	−13° 19′ 15.5″	5.95	−0.91	769	K4/K5III
			43544	29771	06^h 16^m 07.70^s	−16° 37′ 04.8″	5.97	−1.07	836	B2/B3V
			43429	29692	06^h 15^m 17.71^s	−18° 28′ 37.2″	5.99	1.96	208	K1III
			55762	34914	07^h 13^m 24.01^s	−22° 40′ 26.9″	5.99	−0.90	780	K4III
			54764	34561	07^h 09^m 33.37^s	−16° 14′ 04.2″	6.00			B1Ib/II
			57593	35611	07^h 20^m 54.92^s	−26° 57′ 49.9″	6.00	−2.71	1801	B3V
			47561	31758	06^h 38^m 35.43^s	−16° 52′ 24.6″	6.01	0.26	460	A0IV
			56578	35213	07^h 16^m 38.38^s	−23° 18′ 39.8″	6.02	1.53	258	A5m...
			44021	29993	06^h 18^m 48.79^s	−15° 01′ 30.0″	6.04	−0.73	738	M1III:
			49001	32368	06^h 45^m 23.38^s	−23° 27′ 45.0″	6.04	0.15	492	K2III
			58585	36017	07^h 25^m 19.98^s	−21° 58′ 57.4″	6.04	−3.90	3165	A6II
			43745	29843	06^h 17^m 03.52^s	−22° 42′ 52.6″	6.05	3.04	130	F8/G0V
			45588	30711	06^h 27^m 11.48^s	−25° 51′ 21.5″	6.05	3.67	97	F8/G0V
			47827	31859	06^h 39^m 36.22^s	−23° 41′ 44.3″	6.05	−0.32	614	A0V
			50806	33094	06^h 53^m 33.76^s	−28° 32′ 19.4″	6.05	3.99	84	G3/G5V
			57118	35442	07^h 19^m 01.92^s	−19° 16′ 49.1″	6.06			F2Ia
12 CMa		12	49333	32504	06^h 47^m 01.49^s	−21° 00′ 55.5″	6.07	−0.49	668	B7II/III	HK CMa; α ² CVn variable
			53629	34142	07^h 04^m 47.04^s	−22° 01′ 53.8″	6.09	1.07	330	K2IIICN...
			54173	34318	07^h 06^m 52.48^s	−24° 57′ 38.1″	6.09	−1.28	970	K2III
			55568	34782	07^h 12^m 04.12^s	−30° 49′ 17.1″	6.10	2.71	155	A8III/IV
			47366	31674	06^h 37^m 40.79^s	−12° 59′ 05.3″	6.11	1.46	277	K1III:
			44996	30468	06^h 24^m 20.58^s	−12° 57′ 43.0″	6.12	−2.73	1918	B4V
			55857	34924	07^h 13^m 36.45^s	−27° 21′ 22.9″	6.12	−4.88	5175	B2II
			50643	33079	06^h 53^m 21.85^s	−18° 55′ 58.5″	6.13	0.39	458	A3III
			46064	31024	06^h 30^m 34.89^s	−13° 08′ 53.4″	6.16	−1.57	1148	B2III
			58346	35920	07^h 24^m 17.24^s	−22° 54′ 46.0″	6.20	−0.31	652	B8/B9V
			51823	33492	06^h 57^m 42.64^s	−27° 32′ 15.1″	6.22	−1.25	1019	B2/B3V
			50853	33126	06^h 53^m 55.46^s	−24° 32′ 19.5″	6.23	0.43	472	A0V
			54958	34617	07^h 10^m 09.36^s	−18° 41′ 08.1″	6.23	2.74	162	F3V
			58439	35975	07^h 24^m 50.88^s	−19° 00′ 44.2″	6.24	−2.45	1781	A2Ib/II
			48501	32144	06^h 42^m 46.08^s	−22° 26′ 55.8″	6.26	2.81	159	F2V
			52273	33666	06^h 59^m 39.26^s	−21° 36′ 10.4″	6.26	−1.90	1399	B2III
			44891	30420	06^h 23^m 46.14^s	−15° 04′ 16.5″	6.27	−2.15	1575	K2/K3III
			52619	33760	07^h 00^m 42.53^s	−28° 29′ 22.1″	6.28	2.11	222	F3/F5V
			44225	30062	06^h 19^m 38.19^s	−22° 06′ 11.3″	6.29	−0.61	784	K3III
			46407	31205	06^h 32^m 46.88^s	−11° 09′ 59.0″	6.30	0.88	395	K0III:...
			56731	35241	07^h 16^m 57.22^s	−30° 53′ 49.0″	6.30	0.46	481	A9II
			44956	30376	06^h 23^m 14.50^s	−31° 47′ 25.1″	6.31	1.27	332	G8III
			46347	31086	06^h 31^m 24.01^s	−32° 52′ 06.8″	6.31	−1.10	988	M4III
			49891	32744	06^h 49^m 44.00^s	−24° 04′ 33.7″	6.31	0.04	584	A0/A1V
			44394	30190	06^h 21^m 05.43^s	−11° 49′ 02.4″	6.32	−1.70	1309	K5
			45420	30669	06^h 26^m 42.66^s	−14° 36′ 12.2″	6.32	0.14	560	K0/K1III
			47012	31469	06^h 35^m 30.81^s	−22° 06′ 32.4″	6.32	0.33	513	K0III
			50093	32827	06^h 50^m 36.96^s	−25° 46′ 42.3″	6.32	−1.52	1203	B2III/IV
			52348	33703	07^h 00^m 08.29^s	−20° 09′ 30.4″	6.32	−1.50	1194	B3V
			55985	34954	07^h 13^m 57.34^s	−30° 20′ 23.3″	6.32	−1.92	1449	B2III
			58766	36045	07^h 25^m 42.99^s	−31° 44′ 19.4″	6.32	−1.09	988	B2/B3III
			50648	33040	06^h 53^m 00.31^s	−26° 57′ 26.9″	6.33	−0.70	830	M6III
			54031	34248	07^h 06^m 00.49^s	−30° 39′ 20.6″	6.34	−0.69	830	B3V
			55856	34940	07^h 13^m 48.39^s	−22° 54′ 20.8″	6.34	−2.08	1575	B2IV
			56341	35132	07^h 15^m 47.30^s	−23° 44′ 25.1″	6.34	−0.89	911	A0V
			47247	31593	06^h 36^m 41.07^s	−22° 36′ 53.1″	6.35	−0.46	751	B3V
			51411	33330	06^h 55^m 54.78^s	−31° 47′ 24.7″	6.36	−1.83	1417	B3V
			51925	33532	06^h 58^m 07.56^s	−27° 09′ 51.8″	6.36	−1.89	1455	B2V
			43162	29568	06^h 13^m 45.33^s	−23° 51′ 43.9″	6.37	5.26	54	G5V
			45184	30503	06^h 24^m 43.99^s	−28° 46′ 47.3″	6.37	4.65	72	G2V
			46602	31266	06^h 33^m 26.68^s	−20° 55′ 26.0″	6.39	1.12	368	K0III+...
			52140	33591	06^h 58^m 43.70^s	−30° 59′ 53.0″	6.41	−0.46	771	B3V
			48938	32322	06^h 44^m 51.96^s	−27° 20′ 32.6″	6.43	4.31	87	F7V
			46037	30988	06^h 30^m 11.81^s	−19° 12′ 53.4″	6.44	−1.49	1259	M0/M1III
			56876	35326	07^h 17^m 48.01^s	−26° 47′ 51.2″	6.45	−0.80	921	B5Vn
			47579	31736	06^h 38^m 22.91^s	−23° 34′ 49.1″	6.48	−0.07	667	A2V
			53975	34297	07^h 06^m 35.97^s	−12° 23′ 38.2″	6.48	−4.42	4939	B7Iab...
			44379	30141	06^h 20^m 35.17^s	−23° 38′ 16.1″	6.49	0.03	639	K0III
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)
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)
SN 1975A					06^h 16^m 26^s	−21° 21′ 24″	14.16		114,000,000	S	host galaxy NGC 2207
SN 1999ec					06^h 16^m 16.16^s	−21° 22′ 9.8″			114,000,000	S	host galaxy NGC 2207
SN 2003H					06^h 16^m 25.68^s	−21° 22′ 23.8″			114,000,000	S	host galaxy NGC 2207
VY CMa			58061	35793	07^h 22^m 58.29^s	−25° 46′ 03.5″	9.75	-9.4	5000	M3Ie–4Ie	The largest known star

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