The constellation Canis Major

Canis Major in figures

Catalogued stars

90

Those visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6

Brightest star

Sirius

Apparent magnitude -1.44

Region of the sky

Southern sky

Declination from -33° to -11°

Highest around

January

Month when it culminates at midnight

With a proper name

8

Stars with a traditional name, not just a catalogue designation

Nearest star

Sirius

9 light years

These figures are computed over Stelvia's catalogue —stars visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6—, not over the constellation's real total: the count, the brightest and the nearest all refer to that catalogue. The region of the sky comes from the median declination of its stars; the month, from their mean right ascension.

Every star in Canis Major

The 90 stars of Canis Major catalogued by Stelvia, from the brightest to the faintest. Each one has its own page.

• SiriusAlpha Canis Majoris-1.44
• AdharaEpsilon Canis Majoris1.50
• WezenDelta Canis Majoris1.83
• MirzamBeta Canis Majoris1.98
• AludraEta Canis Majoris2.45
• FurudZeta Canis Majoris3.02
• Omicron 2 Canis Majoris3.02
• NganurganitySigma Canis Majoris3.49
• Kappa Canis Majoris3.50
• Omicron 1 Canis Majoris3.89
• Nu 2 Canis Majoris3.95
• Omega Canis Majoris4.01
• Theta Canis Majoris4.08
• MulipheinGamma Canis Majoris4.11
• Xi 1 Canis Majoris4.34
• Iota Canis Majoris4.36
• Tau Canis Majoris4.37
• Nu 3 Canis Majoris4.42
• 27 Canis Majoris4.42
• Lambda Canis Majoris4.47
• Xi 2 Canis Majoris4.54
• Pi Canis Majoris4.66
• HIP 352054.66
• HIP 318274.82
• 15 Canis Majoris4.82
• HIP 352104.83
• 29 Canis Majoris4.88
• HIP 357274.94
• HIP 297355.00
• Mu Canis Majoris5.00
• HIP 298955.15
• HIP 310845.16
• HIP 359515.18
• HIP 304575.21
• 10 Canis Majoris5.23
• HIP 316885.25
• 11 Canis Majoris5.28
• HIP 333165.29
• HIP 354275.29
• HIP 324115.30
• HIP 359575.35
• HIP 350835.36
• HIP 358485.37
• HIP 326775.39
• HIP 357955.40
• HIP 343015.41
• HIP 358555.41
• HIP 334785.45
• HIP 346245.46
• HIP 351805.46
• HIP 302145.48
• HIP 299415.51
• HIP 350445.58
• HIP 335755.59
• HIP 356155.59
• HIP 361865.60
• HIP 304365.61
• HIP 313625.62
• HIP 323855.62
• HIP 338045.64
• HIP 330775.65
• HIP 361685.65
• HIP 345795.69
• HIP 318705.70
• HIP 354875.70
• Nu 1 Canis Majoris5.71
• HIP 311905.73
• HIP 308405.74
• HIP 328105.74
• HIP 343605.75
• HIP 308365.76
• HIP 328095.77
• HIP 348885.77
• HIP 300115.79
• HIP 359985.79
• HIP 360245.79
• HIP 362515.79
• 17 Canis Majoris5.80
• HIP 347585.84
• HIP 356265.87
• HIP 296795.88
• 26 Canis Majoris5.91
• HIP 310375.92
• HIP 323665.92
• HIP 315995.95
• HIP 297715.97
• HIP 296925.99
• HIP 349145.99
• HIP 345616.00
• HIP 356116.00