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Sirius (brightest star in the night sky, 6th closest star to the sun, also a binary star)
Canis Majoris VY (largest star known to man)
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What stars are by canis major?
Canis Major is a constellation, a "picture" or asterism made up by our minds and has no physical form, and thus no stars can be "by".
How many stars make up the constellation Canis Major?
8 main stars and i don't about the minor star that help make up the Canis major.
What type of star would you most likely see in the Canis major?
Canis Major contains all types of stars, although B class stars are probably the most common of the asterism.
What are the planets in the constellation Canis Major?
Constellations consist of stars, not planets.
How the Canis Major got its name?
'Canis Major' is latin for 'great dog' - the ancients believed that by joining the stars within canis major in a sort of celestial dot-to-dot you would see the shape of a large dog in the sky, so they named it thus.
What is the eye of canis major?
The eye of Canis Major is Sirius
When will canis majoris go supernova?
Canis Majoris can refer to any number of stars which, as seen from Earth, reside within the Canis Major constellation.
What is the origin of the constellation name canis major?
Canis major is one Orion's hunting dogs Canis major contains the star Sirius in it which is the brightest star in the sky Canis major comes along with Canis minor
Is canis major the same star as canis majoris?
Canis Major is a constilation. Cy canis majoris is a star.
How many stars are in the canis major?
Since a constellation is basically a general direction in space, the answer is: untold billions of stars.
How was canis major found?
People in Colombia found Canis Major
Why was canis major named canis major?
because of the dog it was named after.
