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    Theta Canis MajorisCanis Majoris) is a solitary, orange-hued star near the northern edge of the constellation Canis Major, forming the nose of the...
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    stars of great distance and high luminosity. At magnitude 1.5, Epsilon Canis Majoris (Adhara) is the second-brightest star of the constellation and the brightest...
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    a little to the southwest of the point midway between Gamma and Theta Canis Majoris, and the components can be split with a small telescope. The system...
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  • Lambda Canis MajorisCanis Majoris) is a solitary, blue-white hued star in the constellation Canis Major. Lambda CMa is visible to the naked eye with...
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  • double star. For example, the components of α Canis Majoris (Sirius) are α Canis Majoris A and α Canis Majoris B (Sirius A and Sirius B); the components of...
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  • astronomers probably didn't know for their far southern position. Epsilon Canis Majoris has an apparent magnitude of almost exactly 1.5, so it may be considered...
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  • Zeta Canis Majoris.) In Chinese, 孫 (Sūn), meaning Grandson, refers to an asterism consisting of Theta Columbae and Kappa Columbae. Consequently, Theta Columbae...
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  • 79 Dubhe Binary star system 1.84 Delta Canis Majoris Star 1.85 Epsilon Sagittarii Binary star system 1.85 Theta Scorpii Binary star system 1.86 Alkaid...
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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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    1889 1889 Amapá Beta Canis Majoris (Mirzam) Canis Major, the Great Dog 2 1991 1992 Rondônia Gamma Canis Majoris (Muliphen) Canis Major, the Great Dog...
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    العُذْرَة Eta Canis Majoris Alula Australis, Alula Borealis (al-Qafzat) ul-Ūla' the First (Leap) القفزة الأولى Xi Ursae Majoris and Nu Ursae Majoris Alya al-Alyah...
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    −47° 20′ 12″ Vela 1120+130 −100 WC8+O7.5III Ib/Ic Sigma Canis Majoris 07h 01m 43.1s −27° 56′ 05″ Canis Major 1120 K4III Xi Cygni 21h 04m 55.9s +43° 55′ 40...
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  • Double-Lined Spectroscopic Binaries. IX. HD 54371, HR 2692, and 16 Ursa Majoris", The Astronomical Journal, 149 (2): 13, Bibcode:2015AJ....149...63F, doi:10...
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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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  • Scorpii (Larawag) 63.7±0.3 K1 III 12.6 1.24 2.31 (2.24 – 2.35) Nu2 Canis Majoris 64.4±0.3 K1.5III-IVFe1 4.9 ± 0.1 1.3 ± 0.1 3.96 Aldebaran 65.3±1 K5+III...
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    Planetary Nebula 0.522 Aquarius 7.3 C64 NGC 2362 Tau Canis Majoris Cluster Open Cluster and Nebula 5.1 Canis Major 4.1 C65 NGC 253 Sculptor Galaxy Spiral Galaxy...
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  • Fire. The Well Mansion corresponds to constellations Auriga, Cancer, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Carina, Columba, Gemini, Monoceros, Orion, Pictor, Puppis and...
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    similar to those seen in the supernova SN 1987A. MWC 922 itself is an FS Canis Majoris variable, meaning that it is a Be star containing exceptionally bright...
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  • near the boundary with Auriga, 49 arcminutes away from the bright star Theta Geminorum; due to its apparent magnitude of +9.89 it cannot be observed...
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  • seen. It is located in the constellation of Scorpius, near the bright star Theta Scorpii. The star is in a crowded region of sky near the Galactic Center...
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  • "Masses and Other Parameters of the Post-Common Envelope Binary BE Ursae Majoris". The Astrophysical Journal. 518 (2): 866–872. Bibcode:1999ApJ...518..866F...
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    Sasselov, D. (2007-01-01). "MOST Detects g-Modes in the Late-Type Be Star β Canis Minoris (B8 Ve)". The Astrophysical Journal. 654 (1): 544–550. arXiv:astro-ph/0609460...
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    2360 Caroline's Cluster Open cluster Canis Major 9.1 Mel 65 NGC 2362 Tau Canis Majoris Cluster Open cluster Canis Major 3.8 Mel 66 - Open cluster Puppis...
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    Open cluster Canis Major 7.2 Cr 135 - Pi Puppis Cluster Open cluster Puppis 2.1 Cr 136 NGC 2362 Tau Canis Majoris Cluster Open cluster Canis Major 3.8 Cr...
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