Delta Canis Majoris (Latinised from δ Canis Majoris, abbreviated Delta CMa, δ CMa), officially named Wezen /ˈwiːzən/, is a star in the constellation of...
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consisting of Eta Canis Majoris, Delta Canis Majoris, HD 63032, HD 65456, Omicron Puppis, k Puppis, Epsilon Canis Majoris, Kappa Canis Majoris and Pi Puppis...
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Epsilon Canis Majoris is a binary star system and the second-brightest star in the constellation of Canis Major. Its name is a Bayer designation that...
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Sigma, Delta and 164 Canis Majoris, and Pi and Omicron Puppis. Both the Māori people and the people of the Tuamotus recognized the figure of Canis Major...
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An alternate spelling of Wezen, the traditional name for the star Delta Canis Majoris A supernatural being (non-human) from the fantasy-horror TV series...
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Sigma Canis Majoris (σ Canis Majoris, abbreviated Sigma CMa, σ CMa), also named Unurgunite /ˌʌnərˈɡʌnaɪt/, is a variable star in the southern constellation...
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NGC 2354 (category Canis Major)
cluster in the constellation Canis Major. It lies 2 degrees southwest from NGC 2362 and northeast of Delta Canis Majoris. About 15 member stars are visible...
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naked eye examples include Polaris, Alpha Leporis, Alpha Persei, Delta Canis Majoris and Iota¹ Scorpii. Many of them are variable stars, mostly pulsating...
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globe). Thus Beta Crucis appears to the right of the constellation and Delta Crucis to the left, in mirror image of the way they actually appear in the...
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system 1.79 Alpha Persei Star 1.79 Dubhe Binary star system 1.84 Delta Canis Majoris Star 1.85 Epsilon Sagittarii Binary star system 1.85 Theta Scorpii...
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NR Canis Majoris is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Canis Major, located to the east of Sirius and Gamma Canis Majoris near the...
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Ursae Majoris and Nu Ursae Majoris Alya al-Alyah the fatty Tail of a sheep الألية Theta Serpentis Alsephina Al-Safinah the ship السفينة Delta Velorum...
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Beta Cephei variable (redirect from Beta Canis Majoris star)
Beta Cephei variables, also known as Beta Canis Majoris stars, are variable stars that exhibit small rapid variations in their brightness due to pulsations...
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point towards an earlier type between F5Ia and F8Ia. Compared to Delta Canis Majoris, another F8Ia star, it shows a weaker line of neutral iron (Fe I)...
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It can be seen east of Sirius, southwest of Procyon, northeast of Delta Canis Majoris, and north of Zeta Puppis. On May 17, 2006, a team of astronomers...
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shift of 13.94 mas, is around 234 lightyears. Delta Columbae was a latter designation of 3 Canis Majoris, as the early astronomers Johann Bayer and John...
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Delta Pavonis, Latinized from δ Pavonis, is a single star in the southern constellation of Pavo. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.56, making it...
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Retrieved 16 October 2024. "Caelum". Retrieved 16 October 2024. "Rho Canis Majoris". Retrieved 23 October 2024. "Coma Berenices". Retrieved 16 October...
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giants include: Canopus Albireo Epsilon Canis Majoris Theta Scorpii Beta Draconis Alpha Herculis Gamma Canis Majoris Within any giant luminosity class, the...
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Am star (redirect from Delta Delphini star)
slowed by tidal braking. The best-known metallic-line star is Sirius (α Canis Majoris). The following table lists some metallic-line stars in order of descending...
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Saturn sapphire thyme Sirius Canis major Alpha Canis Majoris 14 Cancer 21 Venus beryl juniper Procyon Canis minor Alpha Canis Minoris 26 Cancer 03 Mercury...
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Orionis B2Ib – 9 Cephei B3V – Eta Ursae Majoris B3V – Eta Aurigae B3Ia – Omicron2 Canis Majoris B5Ia – Eta Canis Majoris B8Ia – Rigel A-type stars are among...
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Current distance Current magnitude Epsilon Canis Majoris ... −4,460,000 −4,700,000 −3.99 34 430 1.50 Beta Canis Majoris −4,460,000 −3,700,000 −4,420,000 −3.65...
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+4.69 XO-2N 490 ± 1 2 K0V + K0V 11.18±0.03 Has four exoplanets. Beta Canis Majoris (Mirzam) 490 ± 20 1 B1 II-III 1.985 One of the closest supernova candidates...
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20 1 K2.5III 3.825 Epsilon Centauri 430 ± 30 1 B1 III +2.30 Epsilon Canis Majoris (Adhara) 430 ± 30 1 B2 II 1.50 One of the closest supernova candidates...
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constellations: Icarius as Boötes, Erigone as Virgo, and Maera as Canis Major or Canis Minor. Following another reading, the constellation is identified...
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3,600 1 O7fp It is the central star of IC 418 Planetary Nebula. UW Canis Majoris 3,800 2 O7.5-8Iabf + O9.7Ib 4.95 19 Cephei 3,913.88 1 O9Ib 5.08 HD 54879...
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YZ Canis Minoris is a red-hued star in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor. With an apparent visual magnitude of 11.15, it is much too faint to...
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disks and increase in brightness are known as shell events. 27 Canis Majoris Beta Canis Minoris Pleione Labadie-Bartz, Jonathan; Baade, Dietrich; Carciofi...
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Aquarius Nubecula Major and Nubecula Minor[citation needed] Nubeculae Majoris, Nubeculae Minoris Magellanic Clouds 1603 Johann Bayer Officina Typographica...
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