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

List

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c E.B Knobel – On a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket
  2. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c d 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] Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine) 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". NameExoWorlds. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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