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List of stars in Canis Major

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

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Notes

α

9

48915

32349

06^h 45^m 09.25^s

−16° 42′ 47.3″

−1.46

1.42

8.6

A0m...

Alhabor, Aschere, Canicula, the Dog Star; brightest star, 5th nearest star system; binary

ε

21

52089

33579

06^h 58^m 37.55^s

−28° 58′ 19.5″

1.50

−4.10

431

B2II

Adhara, Aoul al Adzari, Prima Virginum^[1] part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari^[2]^[3]

δ

25

54605

34444

07^h 08^m 23.49^s

−26° 23′ 35.5″

1.83

−6.87

1791

F8Ia

Wezen, Thalath al Adzari, Tertia Virginum,^[1] part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari;^[2]^[3] variable star, ΔV = 0.004^m, P = 24.08478 d

β

2

44743

30324

06^h 22^m 41.99^s

−17° 57′ 21.3″

1.98

−3.95

499

B1II/III

Mirzam (Murzim); β Cep variable, V_max = 1.93^m, V_min = 2^m, P = 0.25003 d

η

31

58350

35904

07^h 24^m 05.71^s

−29° 18′ 11.2″

2.45

−7.51

3196

B5Ia

Aludra, part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari;^[2]^[3] α Cyg variable

ζ

1

44402

30122

06^h 20^m 18.79^s

−30° 03′ 48.2″

3.02

−2.05

336

B2.5V

Furud; spectroscopic binary; suspected variable

ο²

24

53138

33977

07^h 03^m 01.47^s

−23° 49′ 59.9″

3.02

−6.46

2567

B3Ia

Thanih al Adzari, Secunda Virginum,^[1] part of Al ʽAdhārā or Al Adzari;^[2]^[3] α Cyg variable

σ

22

52877

33856

07^h 01^m 43.15^s

−27° 56′ 05.4″

3.49

−4.37

1216

K4III

Unurgunite, irregular variable, V_max = 3.43^m, V_min = 3.51^m

κ

13

50013

32759

06^h 49^m 50.47^s

−32° 30′ 30.6″

3.50

−3.42

789

B1.5IVne

γ Cas variable, V_max = 3.40^m, V_min = 3.97^m

ο¹

16

50877

33152

06^h 54^m 07.95^s

−24° 11′ 03.2″

3.89

−5.02

1976

K3Iab

irregular variable, V_max = 3.78^m, V_min = 3.99^m

ν²

7

47205

31592

06^h 36^m 41.00^s

−19° 15′ 20.6″

3.95

2.46

65

K1III+...

Yějī (野雞),^[4] has a planet (b); suspected variable, V_max = 3.87^m, V_min = 3.96^m

ω

28

56139

35037

07^h 14^m 48.66^s

−26° 46′ 21.7″

4.01

−3.25

924

B2IV/Ve

γ Cas variable, V_max = 3.54^m, V_min = 4.18^m

θ

14

50778

33160

06^h 54^m 11.48^s

−12° 02′ 18.9″

4.08

−0.36

252

K4III

γ

23

53244

34045

07^h 03^m 45.49^s

−15° 37′ 59.7″

4.12

−1.34

402

B8II

Muliphein; suspected variable

ξ¹

4

46328

31125

06^h 31^m 51.37^s

−23° 25′ 06.4″

4.34

−4.65

2050

B1III

β Cep variable, V_max = 4.33^m, V_min = 4.36^m, P = 0.2095755 d

ι

20

51309

33347

06^h 56^m 08.23^s

−17° 03′ 15.3″

4.36

−5.51

3075

B3Ib/II

β Cep variable, V_max = 4.36^m, V_min = 4.4^m, P = 0.08 d

τ

30

57061

35415

07^h 18^m 42.49^s

−24° 57′ 15.8″

4.37

−5.59

3196

O9Ib

member of the NGC 2362 star cluster; β Lyr variable

ν³

8

47442

31700

06^h 37^m 53.43^s

−18° 14′ 14.8″

4.42

−1.35

464

K0II/III

27

EW

56014

34981

07^h 14^m 15.22^s

−26° 21′ 09.1″

4.42

−4.00

1575

B3IIIe

binary, component A spectroscopic binary, component B γ Cas variable, V_max = 4.42^m, V_min = 4.82^m

λ

45813

30788

06^h 28^m 10.22^s

−32° 34′ 48.5″

4.47

−1.01

406

B4V

ξ²

5

46933

31416

06^h 35^m 03.38^s

−22° 57′ 53.4″

4.54

−0.97

412

A0III

π^[a]

19

51199

33302

06^h 55^m 37.40^s

−20° 08′ 11.7″

4.66

2.33

95

F2IV/V

variable star, ΔV = 0.002^m, P = 0.09013 d

56618

35205

07^h 16^m 35.00^s

−27° 52′ 52.6″

4.66

−1.05

453

M2III

suspected variable

47667

31827

06^h 39^m 16.72^s

−14° 08′ 44.7″

4.82

−3.60

1575

K2III

π¹^[b]

15

EY

50707

33092

06^h 53^m 32.91^s

−20° 13′ 27.3″

4.82

−3.65

1614

B1IV

β Cep variable, V_max = 4.79^m, V_min = 4.84^m, P = 0.184557 d

56577

35210

07^h 16^m 36.84^s

−23° 18′ 56.2″

4.83

−6.59

6269

K4III

Double star; suspected variable, V_max = 4.78^m, V_min = 4.86^m

29

UW

57060

35412

07^h 18^m 40.38^s

−24° 33′ 31.3″

4.88

−4.93

2991

O7Ia:fp

β Lyr variable, V_max = 4.84^m, V_min = 5.33^m, P = 4.393407 d

57821

35727

07^h 22^m 13.53^s

−19° 00′ 59.7″

4.94

−1.06

517

B5II/III

HD 43445

43445

29735

06^h 15^m 44.88^s

−13° 43′ 06.2″

5.00

−0.30

375

B9V

μ

18

51250

33345

06^h 56^m 06.65^s

−14° 02′ 36.4″

5.00

−2.22

908

B9.5V

Isis

HD 43827

χ^[c]

43827

29895

06^h 17^m 41.73^s

−16° 48′ 57.3″

5.15

−1.05

567

K1III

HD 46184

46184

31084

06^h 31^m 23.02^s

−12° 23′ 30.9″

5.16

0.05

343

K1III

HD 58343

FW

58343

35951

07^h 24^m 40.19^s

−16° 12′ 05.1″

5.18

−2.13

945

B2Vne

γ Cas variable, V_max = 5.^m, V_min = 5.5^m

HD 44951

44951

30457

06^h 24^m 10.35^s

−11° 31′ 48.0″

5.21

−0.34

420

K3III

10

FT

48917

32292

06^h 44^m 28.47^s

−31° 04′ 13.9″

5.23

−4.29

2608

B2V

γ Cas variable, V_max = 5.13^m, V_min = 5.44^m

47536

31688

06^h 37^m 47.54^s

−32° 20′ 23.6″

5.25

−0.17

396

K1III

has two planets (b & c)

ψ²^[d]

11

49229

32492

06^h 46^m 51.09^s

−14° 25′ 33.6″

5.28

−1.19

642

B8/B9III

HD 51283

51283

33316

06^h 55^m 46.93^s

−22° 56′ 29.2″

5.28

−3.82

2159

B2/B3III

suspected variable

HD 57146

57146

35427

07^h 18^m 51.28^s

−26° 35′ 09.1″

5.29

−2.80

1353

G2II

suspected variable

HD 49048

ψ¹^[e]

49048

32411

06^h 45^m 59.40^s

−14° 47′ 45.9″

5.30

−0.13

398

A1IV/V

HD 58535

58535

35957

07^h 24^m 43.87^s

−31° 48′ 32.1″

5.35

−0.79

552

K1III

suspected variable, V_max = 5.31^m, V_min = 5.43^m

HD 56342

56342

35083

07^h 15^m 21.08^s

−30° 41′ 11.3″

5.36

−1.12

646

B2V

suspected variable, ΔV = 0.006^m

HD 58215

58215

35848

07^h 23^m 28.97^s

−27° 50′ 03.4″

5.37

−0.76

549

K4III

variable star, ΔV = 0.008^m, P = 20.67397 d

HD 49662

49662

32677

06^h 48^m 57.74^s

−15° 08′ 41.0″

5.39

−0.96

607

B7IV

variable star, ΔV = 0.010^m, P = 1.43019 d

NO CMa

NO

58155

35795

07^h 23^m 00.70^s

−31° 55′ 25.6″

5.40

−2.81

1430

B3V

FN

53974

34301

07^h 06^m 40.77^s

−11° 17′ 38.5″

5.41

−4.29

2835

B0.5IV

β Cep variable, V_max = 5.38^m, V_min = 5.42^m, P = 0.08866 d

HD 58286

58286

35855

07^h 23^m 31.90^s

−32° 12′ 07.5″

5.41

−2.34

1156

B2/B3II/III

HD 51733

51733

33478

06^h 57^m 33.97^s

−24° 37′ 51.8″

5.45

2.52

126

F3V

HD 55070

55070

34624

07^h 10^m 19.33^s

−27° 29′ 29.5″

5.46

−1.01

643

G8III

56405

35180

07^h 16^m 14.58^s

−15° 35′ 08.4″

5.46

0.82

277

A1V

suspected variable

FR

44458

30214

06^h 21^m 24.72^s

−11° 46′ 23.7″

5.48

−3.07

1672

B1Vpe SB

γ Cas variable, V_max = 5.46^m, V_min = 5.64^m

HD 43955

φ^[f]

43955

29941

06^h 18^m 13.73^s

−19° 58′ 01.2″

5.51

−1.91

994

B2/B3V

HD 56160

56160

35044

07^h 14^m 51.19^s

−27° 02′ 16.5″

5.58

0.97

273

K3III

variable star, ΔV = 0.006^m, P = 4.45653 d

HD 52018

52018

33575

06^h 58^m 35.90^s

−25° 24′ 51.0″

5.59

−1.93

1042

B2V

HD 57478

57478

35615

07^h 20^m 58.29^s

−14° 21′ 37.8″

5.59

−0.57

556

G8/K0III

NR

58954

36186

07^h 27^m 07.99^s

−17° 51′ 53.5″

5.60

0.93

280

F2V

δ Sct variable

HD 45018

45018

30436

06^h 23^m 55.91^s

−25° 34′ 39.1″

5.61

−1.04

697

K5III

suspected variable

HD 46936

46936

31362

06^h 34^m 35.33^s

−32° 42′ 58.5″

5.62

−0.25

487

B9V

HP

49131

32385

06^h 45^m 31.19^s

−30° 56′ 56.4″

5.62

−2.81

1583

B+...

γ Cas and λ Eri variable, V_max = 5.33^m, V_min = 5.81^m, P = 0.79187 d

LS

52670

33804

07^h 01^m 05.95^s

−25° 12′ 56.3″

5.64

−1.85

1028

B2/B3III/IV

eclipsing binary

HD 50644

50644

33077

06^h 53^m 18.84^s

−19° 01′ 58.0″

5.65

0.63

329

A9/F0III

FY

58978

36168

07^h 26^m 59.49^s

−23° 05′ 09.7″

5.65

−2.54

1417

B1II

γ Cas variable, V_max = 4.8^m, V_min = 6.25^m

LZ CMa

LZ

54912

34579

07^h 09^m 43.03^s

−25° 13′ 51.8″

5.69

−3.06

1831

B2V

β Lyr variable, ΔV = 0.03^m

HD 47946

47946

31870

06^h 39^m 42.67^s

−30° 28′ 12.1″

5.70

1.36

241

K1III

R

57167

35487

07^h 19^m 28.08^s

−16° 23′ 41.7″

5.70

2.48

144

F2III/IV

Algol variable, V_max = 5.7^m, V_min = 6.34^m, P = 1.1359405 d

ν¹

6

47138

31564

06^h 36^m 22.86^s

−18° 39′ 35.8″

5.71

1.07

277

G8III/F3V...

HD 46547

46547

31190

06^h 32^m 38.98^s

−32° 01′ 49.6″

5.73

−1.32

838

B2V

suspected variable, ΔV = 5.64^m, P = 5.72 d

IY CMa

IY

45871

30840

06^h 28^m 39.24^s

−32° 22′ 16.7″

5.74

−1.27

823

B5IV

Be star; eclipsing binary

HD 50123

HZ

50123

32810

06^h 50^m 23.35^s

−31° 42′ 21.9″

5.74

−0.97

718

B3V

rotating ellipsoidal variable, V_max = 5.71^m, V_min = 5.79^m

FV CMa

FV

54309

34360

07^h 07^m 22.59^s

−23° 50′ 26.6″

5.75

−4.04

2964

B2V:nn

γ Cas variable, V_max = 5.64^m, V_min = 5.94^m

HD 45765

45765

30836

06^h 28^m 37.41^s

−17° 27′ 57.7″

5.76

0.19

424

K0III

HD 49980

49980

32809

06^h 50^m 21.77^s

−17° 05′ 04.4″

5.77

−2.62

1552

K3III

HD 55589

55589

34888

07^h 13^m 07.20^s

−11° 15′ 04.9″

5.77

−0.77

661

K0

HD 44081

44081

30011

06^h 18^m 58.98^s

−20° 55′ 32.2″

5.79

−2.97

1842

B3II/III

suspected β Cep variable

HD 58461

58461

35998

07^h 25^m 08.44^s

−13° 45′ 07.1″

5.79

3.08

114

F3V

HD 58612

58612

36024

07^h 25^m 25.27^s

−25° 13′ 04.0″

5.79

−4.19

3228

B5III

HD 59067

59067

36251

07^h 27^m 51.66^s

−11° 33′ 24.7″

5.79

−1.66

1009

B8Vv comp VB

γ Cas variable, V_max = 5.73^m, V_min = 5.90^m

π²^[g]

17

51055

33248

06^h 55^m 02.74^s

−20° 24′ 17.5″

5.80

−0.54

605

A2V

HD 55344

55344

34758

07^h 11^m 41.61^s

−20° 52′ 59.2″

5.84

−0.04

489

A0IV/V

MZ CMa

MZ

57615

35626

07^h 21^m 04.34^s

−25° 53′ 30.0″

5.87

−0.86

723

M3III

semiregular variable

HD 43396

43396

29679

06^h 15^m 08.40^s

−20° 16′ 20.1″

5.88

−1.39

929

K2III

variable star, ΔV = 0.008^m, P = 2.42919 d

26

MM

55522

34798

07^h 12^m 12.22^s

−25° 56′ 33.4″

5.91

−0.80

718

B2IV/V

53 Per variable

HD 46189

46189

31037

06^h 30^m 46.29^s

−27° 46′ 10.5″

5.92

−1.78

1128

B3IV/V

variable star, ΔV = 0.005^m, P = 3.28106 d

HD 49095

49095

32366

06^h 45^m 23.08^s

−31° 47′ 34.5″

5.92

3.99

79

F7V

HD 47182

47182

31599

06^h 36^m 46.60^s

−13° 19′ 15.5″

5.95

−0.91

769

K4/K5III

HD 55762

55762

34914

07^h 13^m 24.01^s

−22° 40′ 26.9″

5.96

−0.90

780

K4III

suspected variable, ΔV = 0.14^m

HD 43544

43544

29771

06^h 16^m 07.70^s

−16° 37′ 04.8″

5.97

−1.07

836

B2/B3V

suspected variable, V_max = 5.71^m, V_min = 5.97^m

HD 43429

43429

29692

06^h 15^m 17.71^s

−18° 28′ 37.2″

5.99

1.96

208

K1III

OS CMa

OS

54764

34561

07^h 09^m 33.37^s

−16° 14′ 04.2″

6.00

B1Ib/II

α Cyg variable

HR 2800

HQ

57593

35611

07^h 20^m 54.92^s

−26° 57′ 49.9″

6.00

−2.71

1801

B3V

Algol variable, V_max = 5.99^m, V_min = 6.25^m, P = 24.6033 d

HD 47561

47561

31758

06^h 38^m 35.43^s

−16° 52′ 24.6″

6.01

0.26

460

A0IV

HD 56578

56578

35213

07^h 16^m 38.38^s

−23° 18′ 39.8″

6.02

1.53

258

A5m...

HD 44021

44021

29993

06^h 18^m 48.79^s

−15° 01′ 30.0″

6.04

−0.73

738

M1III:

suspected variable, V_max = 5.96^m, V_min = 6.06^m

HD 49001

49001

32368

06^h 45^m 23.38^s

−23° 27′ 45.0″

6.04

0.15

492

K2III

HD 58585

58585

36017

07^h 25^m 19.98^s

−21° 58′ 57.4″

6.04

−3.90

3165

A6II

HD 43745

43745

29843

06^h 17^m 03.52^s

−22° 42′ 52.6″

6.05

3.04

130

F8/G0V

HD 45588

45588

30711

06^h 27^m 11.48^s

−25° 51′ 21.5″

6.05

3.67

97

F8/G0V

HD 47827

47827

31859

06^h 39^m 36.22^s

−23° 41′ 44.3″

6.05

−0.32

614

A0V

HD 50806

50806

33094

06^h 53^m 33.76^s

−28° 32′ 19.4″

6.05

3.99

84

G3/G5V

HD 57118

57118

35442

07^h 19^m 01.92^s

−19° 16′ 49.1″

6.11

F2Ia

suspected variable, V_max = 6.08^m, V_min = 6.11^m

12

HK

49333

32504

06^h 47^m 01.49^s

−21° 00′ 55.5″

6.07

−0.49

668

B7II/III

α² CVn variable

HD 53629

53629

34142

07^h 04^m 47.04^s

−22° 01′ 53.8″

6.09

1.07

330

K2IIICN...

HD 54173

54173

34318

07^h 06^m 52.48^s

−24° 57′ 38.1″

6.09

−1.28

970

K2III

variable star, ΔV = 0.005^m, P = 17.08526 d

HD 55568

55568

34782

07^h 12^m 04.12^s

−30° 49′ 17.1″

6.10

2.71

155

A8III/IV

47366

31674

06^h 37^m 40.79^s

−12° 59′ 05.3″

6.11

1.46

277

K1III:

has two planets (b & c)

HD 44996

44996

30468

06^h 24^m 20.58^s

−12° 57′ 43.0″

6.12

−2.73

1918

B4V

suspected variable

GY CMa

GY

55857

34924

07^h 13^m 36.45^s

−27° 21′ 22.9″

6.12

−4.88

5175

B2II

β Cep variable, ΔV = 0.04^m, P = 0.112 d

HD 50643

50643

33079

06^h 53^m 21.85^s

−18° 55′ 58.5″

6.13

0.39

458

A3III

HD 46064

46064

31024

06^h 30^m 34.89^s

−13° 08′ 53.4″

6.16

−1.57

1148

B2III

suspected variable

HD 58346

58346

35920

07^h 24^m 17.24^s

−22° 54′ 46.0″

6.20

−0.31

652

B8/B9V

HD 51823

51823

33492

06^h 57^m 42.64^s

−27° 32′ 15.1″

6.22

−1.25

1019

B2/B3V

suspected variable

HD 50853

50853

33126

06^h 53^m 55.46^s

−24° 32′ 19.5″

6.23

0.43

472

A0V

HD 54958

54958

34617

07^h 10^m 09.36^s

−18° 41′ 08.1″

6.23

2.74

162

F3V

HD 58439

58439

35975

07^h 24^m 50.88^s

−19° 00′ 44.2″

6.24

−2.45

1781

A2Ib/II

suspected variable

HD 48501

V350

48501

32144

06^h 42^m 46.08^s

−22° 26′ 55.8″

6.26

2.81

159

F2V

γ Dor variable, V_max = 6.18^m, V_min = 6.27^m, P = 0.91401 d

HD 52273

52273

33666

06^h 59^m 39.26^s

−21° 36′ 10.4″

6.26

−1.90

1399

B2III

HD 44891

44891

30420

06^h 23^m 46.14^s

−15° 04′ 16.5″

6.27

−2.15

1575

K2/K3III

HD 52619

52619

33760

07^h 00^m 42.53^s

−28° 29′ 22.1″

6.28

2.11

222

F3/F5V

HD 44225

44225

30062

06^h 19^m 38.19^s

−22° 06′ 11.3″

6.29

−0.61

784

K3III

suspected variable

HD 46407

HR

46407

31205

06^h 32^m 46.88^s

−11° 09′ 59.0″

6.30

0.88

395

K0III:...

Algol variable, V_max = 6.24^m, V_min = 6.32^m

HD 56731

56731

35241

07^h 16^m 57.22^s

−30° 53′ 49.0″

6.30

0.46

481

A9II

HD 44956

44956

30376

06^h 23^m 14.50^s

−31° 47′ 25.1″

6.31

1.27

332

G8III

KM CMa

KM

46347

31086

06^h 31^m 24.01^s

−32° 52′ 06.8″

6.31

−1.10

988

M4III

semiregular variable

HD 49891

49891

32744

06^h 49^m 44.00^s

−24° 04′ 33.7″

6.31

0.04

584

A0/A1V

HD 44394

44394

30190

06^h 21^m 05.43^s

−11° 49′ 02.4″

6.32

−1.70

1309

K5

HD 45420

45420

30669

06^h 26^m 42.66^s

−14° 36′ 12.2″

6.32

0.14

560

K0/K1III

HD 47012

47012

31469

06^h 35^m 30.81^s

−22° 06′ 32.4″

6.32

0.33

513

K0III

HD 50093

50093

32827

06^h 50^m 36.96^s

−25° 46′ 42.3″

6.32

−1.52

1203

B2III/IV

HD 52348

52348

33703

07^h 00^m 08.29^s

−20° 09′ 30.4″

6.32

−1.50

1194

B3V

HD 55985

55985

34954

07^h 13^m 57.34^s

−30° 20′ 23.3″

6.32

−1.92

1449

B2III

suspected variable

HD 58766

58766

36045

07^h 25^m 42.99^s

−31° 44′ 19.4″

6.32

−1.09

988

B2/B3III

suspected variable

KX CMa

KX

50648

33040

06^h 53^m 00.31^s

−26° 57′ 26.9″

6.33

−0.70

830

M6III

semiregular variable

HR 2680

IL

54031

34248

07^h 06^m 00.49^s

−30° 39′ 20.6″

6.34

−0.69

830

B3V

Algol and 53 Per variable, V_max = 6.32^m, V_min = 6.54^m, P = 8.09858 d

HD 55856

55856

34940

07^h 13^m 48.39^s

−22° 54′ 20.8″

6.34

−2.08

1575

B2IV

suspected variable

HD 56341

56341

35132

07^h 15^m 47.30^s

−23° 44′ 25.1″

6.34

−0.89

911

A0V

V415 CMa

V415

47247

31593

06^h 36^m 41.07^s

−22° 36′ 53.1″

6.35

−0.46

751

B3V

Algol variable, V_max = 6.34^m, V_min = 6.48^m, P = 1.98571 d

HD 51411

51411

33330

06^h 55^m 54.78^s

−31° 47′ 24.7″

6.36

−1.83

1417

B3V

Be star, ΔV = 0.015^m

HD 51925

51925

33532

06^h 58^m 07.56^s

−27° 09′ 51.8″

6.36

−1.89

1455

B2V

suspected variable

V352 CMa

V352

43162

29568

06^h 13^m 45.33^s

−23° 51′ 43.9″

6.37

5.26

54

G5V

BY Dra variable, V_max = 6.35^m, V_min = 6.40^m, P = 7.2 d

45184

30503

06^h 24^m 43.99^s

−28° 46′ 47.3″

6.37

4.65

72

G2V

has a planet (b)

HD 46602

46602

31266

06^h 33^m 26.68^s

−20° 55′ 26.0″

6.39

1.12

368

K0III+...

HD 52140

52140

33591

06^h 58^m 43.70^s

−30° 59′ 53.0″

6.41

−0.46

771

B3V

HD 48938

48938

32322

06^h 44^m 51.96^s

−27° 20′ 32.6″

6.43

4.31

87

F7V

HD 46037

46037

30988

06^h 30^m 11.81^s

−19° 12′ 53.4″

6.44

−1.49

1259

M0/M1III

suspected variable

HD 56876

56876

35326

07^h 17^m 48.01^s

−26° 47′ 51.2″

6.45

−0.80

921

B5Vn

HD 47579

47579

31736

06^h 38^m 22.91^s

−23° 34′ 49.1″

6.48

−0.07

667

A2V

HD 53975

53975

34297

07^h 06^m 35.97^s

−12° 23′ 38.2″

6.48

−4.42

4939

B7Iab...

HD 44379

44379

30141

06^h 20^m 35.17^s

−23° 38′ 16.1″

6.49

0.03

639

K0III

HD 42927

IP

42927

29488

06^h 12^m 46.33^s

−17° 45′ 47.6″

6.49

908

B5II/III

rotating ellipsoidal variable, V_max = 6.50^m, V_min = 6.54^m, P = 5.0946 d

FU CMa

FU

52437

33721

07^h 00^m 19.36^s

−22° 07′ 08.6″

6.51

2100

B3Vnn

γ Cas variable, V_max = 6.48^m, V_min = 6.6^m

W

54361

34413

07^h 08^m 03.44^s

−11° 55′ 23.8″

6.56

8400

C

semiregular variable, V_max = 6.27^m, V_min = 7.09^m, P = 160 d

GU CMa

GU

52721

33868

07^h 01^m 49.51^s

−11° 18′ 03.3″

6.59

1450

B2Vne

β Lyr variable, V_max = 6.49^m, V_min = 6.72^m, P = 1.610137 d

HR 2724

HN

55595

34814

07^h 12^m 24.18^s

−27° 28′ 29.1″

6.61

805

A5IV-V

δ Sct variable, ΔV = 0.025^m

EZ

50896

33165

06^h 54^m 13.04^s

−23° 55′ 42.0″

6.91

4500

WN4-s

Wolf–Rayet star, V_max = 6.71^m, V_min = 6.95^m, P = 3.763 d

47186

31540

06^h 36^m 08.79^s

−27° 37′ 20.3″

7.8

4.9

123

G6V

has two planets (b & c)

VY

58061

35793

07^h 22^m 58.29^s

−25° 46′ 03.5″

7.95

−9.4

3900

M2.5–M5e Ia

One of the largest known stars; semiregular variable or irregular variable, V_max = 6.5^m, V_min = 9.6^m

GZ CMa

GZ

56429

35187

07^h 16^m 09.21^s

−16° 43′ 00.1″

7.97

1290

A0III/IV

Algol variable, V_max = 7.97^m, V_min = 8.51^m, P = 4.80085 d

45364

30579

06^h 25^m 38.48^s

−31° 28′ 51.4″

8.07

5.50

106

G8V

has two planets (b & c)

FZ CMa

FZ

52942

33953

07^h 02^m 42.61^s

−11° 27′ 11.6″

8.14

1350

B2IVn

Algol variable, V_max = 8.05^m, V_min = 8.44^m, P = 1.27306 d

FS

45677

30800

06^h 28^m 17.42^s

−13° 03′ 11.1″

8.50

908

Bpshe

prototype FS CMa variable, V_max = 7.35^m, V_min = 8.58^m

Z

53179

34042

07^h 03^m 43.16^s

−11° 33′ 06.2″

8.80

2630

Bpe

EXor and FU Ori variable, V_max = 8.2^m, V_min = 10.6^m

43197

29550

06^h 13^m 35.66^s

−29° 53′ 50.2″

8.95

5.25

179

G9IV-V

Amadioha,^[6]^[7] has a planet (b)

SW CMa

SW

54520

34431

07^h 08^m 15.24^s

−22° 26′ 25.3″

9.16

2230

A3IV

Algol variable, V_max = 9.15^m, V_min = 9.68^m, P = 10.091988 d

WASP-101

06^h 33^m 24.0^s

−23° 29′ 10″

10.3

F6

has a transiting planet (b)

56925

35378

07^h 18^m 29.13^s

−13° 13′ 01.5″

11.40

3700

WN4-s

Wolf–Rayet star at center of NGC 2359

DZ CMa

DZ

07^h 16^m 59.33^s

−15° 18′ 25.4″

11.6

G0

double-mode Cepheid variable, V_max = 11.6^m, V_min = 12.4^m, P = 2.311 d

HATS-4

06^h 16^m 27.0^s

−21° 27′ 11″

13.5

1370

has a planet (b)

EUVE J0720-317

IN

07^h 20^m 47.91^s

−31° 47′ 02.7″

14.64

DA.9

re-radiating binary system, V_max = 14.64^m, V_min = 14.89^m, P = 1.262396 d

RX J0720.4-3125

07^h 20^m 24.96^s

−31° 25′ 50.2″

26.6

1174

one of the nearest neutron stars

06^h 30^m 49.48^s

−28° 34′ 43.1″

07^h 22^m 00.9896^s

−25° 52′ 35.912″

9.6

6000-7000

B5V

eclipsing binary, V_max = 9.9^m, V_min = 10.6^m, P = 0.954625 d

NN CMa

NN

58011

35769

07^h 22^m 43.32^s

−26° 00′ 40.9″

7.19

-12.85

3397

B1/B2Ib/IIn

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable-star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

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Notes

[a]
Labelled Pi³ Canis Majoris (π³ CMa/π³ Canis Majoris) by Bode in his Uranographia
[b]
Labelled Pi¹ Canis Majoris (π¹ CMa/π¹ Canis Majoris) by Bode in his Uranographia
[c]
Labelled Chi Canis Majoris (χ CMa/χ Canis Majoris) by Bode in his Uranographia
[d]
Labelled Psi² Canis Majoris (ψ² CMa/ψ² Canis Majoris) by Bode in his Uranographia
[e]
Labelled Psi¹ Canis Majoris (ψ¹ CMa/ψ¹ Canis Majoris) by Bode in his Uranographia
[f]
Labelled Phi Canis Majoris (φ CMa/φ Canis Majoris) by Bode in his Uranographia
[g]
Labelled Pi²Canis Majoris (π²CMa/π²Canis Majoris) by Bode in his Uranographia

See also

Lists of stars by constellation

References

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