Stars in Canis Major
The brightest star in Canis Major is Sirius, at apparent magnitude -1.46 and 9 ly from Earth, one of 49 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 11 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sirius | -1.46 | 8.6 ly | Blue-white main-sequence star | 9,797 K |
| 2 | Adhara | 1.50 | 405 ly | B2II | ~13,856 K |
| 3 | Wezen | 1.83 | 1,607 ly | F8Ia | ~5,703 K |
| 4 | Mirzam | 1.98 | 493 ly | B1II/III | ~14,633 K |
| 5 | Aludra | 2.45 | 1,989 ly | B5Ia | ~11,295 K |
| 6 | Furud | 3.02 | 362 ly | B2.5V | ~12,692 K |
| 7 | Omicron² CMa | 3.02 | 2,764 ly | B3Ia | ~11,200 K |
| 8 | Nganurganity | 3.49 | 1,121 ly | K4III | ~3,479 K |
| 9 | Kappa CMa | 3.50 | 659 ly | B1.5IVne | ~11,849 K |
| 10 | Omicron¹ CMa | 3.89 | – | K3Iab | ~3,465 K |
| 11 | 7 CMa | 3.95 | 64.6 ly | K1III(+M) | 4,826 K |
| 12 | Nu² CMa | 3.95 | 64.4 ly | K1III+... | ~4,656 K |
| 13 | Omega CMa | 4.01 | 911 ly | B2IV/Ve | ~12,489 K |
| 14 | Theta CMa | 4.08 | 261 ly | K4III | ~3,921 K |
| 15 | Muliphein | 4.11 | 442 ly | B8II | ~11,779 K |
| 16 | Xi¹ CMa | 4.34 | 1,382 ly | B1III | ~14,777 K |
| 17 | Iota CMa | 4.36 | 2,509 ly | B3Ib/II | ~10,986 K |
| 18 | Tau CMa | 4.37 | 2,992 ly | O9Ib | ~12,141 K |
| 19 | Nu³ CMa | 4.42 | 421 ly | K0II/III | ~4,436 K |
| 20 | 27 CMa | 4.42 | 1,735 ly | B3III | ~12,902 K |
| 21 | Lambda CMa | 4.47 | 424 ly | B4V | ~12,881 K |
| 22 | HD 47536 | 5.25 | 400 ly | K1 III | 4,380 K |
| 23 | HD 47366 | 6.11 | 275 ly | K1 III | 4,866 K |
| 24 | HD 45184 | 6.38 | 71.6 ly | G1.5 V | 5,869 K |
| 25 | HD 47186 | 7.63 | 122 ly | G6 V | 5,657 K |
| 26 | VY Canis Majoris | 7.95 | 3,820 ly | Red hypergiant | 3,490 K |
| 27 | HD 45364 | 8.08 | 112 ly | K0 V | 5,466 K |
| 28 | Sirius B | 8.44 | 8.6 ly | White dwarf (DA2) | 25,000 K |
| 29 | HD 43197 | 8.98 | 204 ly | G8 V | 5,508 K |
| 30 | Amadioha | 8.98 | 184 ly | G8/K0IV/V | ~5,230 K |
| 31 | TOI-880 | 10.10 | 198 ly | K | 5,050 K |
| 32 | NGTS-38 | 10.22 | 876 ly | F-type | 6,310 K |
| 33 | WASP-101 | 10.34 | 656 ly | F6 | 6,380 K |
| 34 | GJ 2056 | 10.37 | 92.8 ly | M0V: | 4,070 K |
| 35 | TOI-470 | 11.17 | 426 ly | G | 5,190 K |
| 36 | TOI-4791 | 11.54 | 1,072 ly | F-type | 6,058 K |
| 37 | TOI-4214 | 11.79 | 1,131 ly | F-type | 6,370 K |
| 38 | HATS-70 | 12.23 | 4,758 ly | A-type | 7,930 K |
| 39 | TOI-2876 | 12.40 | 736 ly | G-type | 5,271 K |
| 40 | HATS-51 | 12.53 | 1,271 ly | G-type | 5,758 K |
| 41 | TOI-2803 A | 12.54 | 1,614 ly | F-type | 6,280 K |
| 42 | TOI-4794 | 12.56 | 1,771 ly | F-type | 6,390 K |
| 43 | TOI-2768 | 12.66 | 256 ly | M | 4,008 K |
| 44 | HATS-41 | 12.68 | 2,406 ly | F-type | 6,424 K |
| 45 | WASP-64 | 12.70 | 1,207 ly | G7 | 5,400 K |
| 46 | HATS-45 | 13.32 | 2,518 ly | F-type | 6,450 K |
| 47 | HATS-40 | 13.48 | 4,378 ly | F-type | 6,460 K |
| 48 | HATS-4 | 13.52 | 1,358 ly | G | 5,403 K |
| 49 | TOI-6716 | 14.80 | 61.6 ly | M4 | 3,110 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Canis Major?
The brightest star in Canis Major is Sirius, at apparent magnitude -1.46 and 9 ly from Earth, one of 49 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 11 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Canis Major?
The nearest of them is Sirius, 9 ly away.