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Bright stars in Canis Major - Full list

The table below lists all the stars in the Canis Major constellation which are brighter than magnitude 6.5 (approximate). The list includes 155 stars. Click on each star to see more details about it.

HR Number(*)	Star designation	Proper name	Visual magnitude	Color	Notes
HR2491	α Canis Majoris	Sirius	-1.46	⬤	Multiple;
HR2618	ε Canis Majoris	Adhara	1.5	⬤	Double;
HR2693	δ Canis Majoris	Wezen	1.84	⬤	Variable;
HR2294	β Canis Majoris	Mirzam	1.98	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2827	η Canis Majoris	Aludra	2.45	⬤	Double;
HR2282	ζ Canis Majoris	Furud	3.02	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2653	ο2 Canis Majoris		3.02	⬤
HR2646	σ Canis Majoris	Unurgunite	3.47	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2749	ω Canis Majoris		3.85	⬤	Variable;
HR2580	ο1 Canis Majoris		3.87	⬤	Variable;
HR2429	ν2 Canis Majoris		3.95	⬤	Variable;
HR2538	κ Canis Majoris		3.96	⬤	Variable;
HR2574	θ Canis Majoris		4.07	⬤
HR2657	γ Canis Majoris	Muliphein	4.12	⬤
HR2387	ξ1 Canis Majoris		4.33	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR2596	ι Canis Majoris		4.37	⬤	Variable;
HR2782	τ Canis Majoris		4.4	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR2443	ν3 Canis Majoris		4.43	⬤
HR2361	λ Canis Majoris		4.48	⬤
HR2414	ξ2 Canis Majoris		4.54	⬤
HR2766			4.64	⬤
HR2745	27 Canis Majoris		4.66	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2590	π Canis Majoris		4.68	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2764			4.79	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2450			4.82	⬤
HR2571	15 Canis Majoris		4.83	⬤	Variable;
HR2812			4.96	⬤
HR2781	29 Canis Majoris		4.98	⬤	Variable;
HR2593	μ Canis Majoris		5	⬤	Multiple;
HR2244			5.01	⬤
HR2260			5.14	⬤	Variable;
HR2379			5.15	⬤	Double;
HR2492	10 Canis Majoris		5.2	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2305			5.22	⬤
HR2447			5.27	⬤
HR2786			5.28	⬤
HR2504	11 Canis Majoris		5.29	⬤
HR2595			5.3	⬤
HR2498			5.32	⬤
HR2825			5.33	⬤	Variable;
HR2834			5.35	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR2756			5.36	⬤
HR2822			5.38	⬤
HR2823			5.39	⬤
HR2522			5.39	⬤	Double;
HR2678			5.39	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR2819			5.43	⬤
HR2796			5.45	⬤
HR2607			5.46	⬤	Double;
HR2758			5.46	⬤
HR2708			5.46	⬤
HR2266			5.52	⬤
HR2750			5.58	⬤
HR2616			5.59	⬤	Double;
HR2855			5.61	⬤	Variable;
HR2415			5.62	⬤
HR2311			5.63	⬤
HR2640			5.63	⬤
HR2853			5.63	⬤	Double;
HR2565			5.64	⬤
HR2284			5.64	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR2397			5.69	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2704			5.69	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2545			5.7	⬤	Multiple;
HR2788			5.7	⬤	Variable;
HR2423	ν1 Canis Majoris		5.7	⬤	Double;
HR2460			5.71	⬤
HR2690			5.71	⬤	Variable;
HR2364			5.74	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2588	17 Canis Majoris		5.74	⬤	Multiple;
HR2359			5.77	⬤
HR2832			5.78	⬤
HR2841			5.78	⬤
HR2723			5.78	⬤
HR2859			5.79	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR2535			5.79	⬤
HR2501			5.8	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2271			5.81	⬤	Variable;
HR2716			5.84	⬤
HR2802			5.87	⬤
HR2242			5.91	⬤
HR2249			5.92	⬤	Variable;
HR2500			5.92	⬤
HR2718	26 Canis Majoris		5.92	⬤	Variable;
HR2380			5.93	⬤
HR2428			5.97	⬤
HR2243			5.99	⬤
HR2730			6.01	⬤	Variable;
HR2800			6.01	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2448			6.03	⬤
HR2699			6.03	⬤	Double;
HR2576			6.04	⬤
HR2455			6.05	⬤	Double;
HR2839			6.05	⬤	Double;
HR2495			6.05	⬤
HR2268			6.06	⬤	Variable;
HR2254			6.07	⬤	Double;
HR2349			6.07	⬤	Double;
HR2686			6.08	⬤
HR2509	12 Canis Majoris		6.08	⬤	Variable;
HR2785			6.09	⬤
HR2664			6.09	⬤
HR2720			6.1	⬤
HR2437			6.12	⬤
HR2309			6.12	⬤	Double;
HR2734			6.12	⬤	Variable;
HR2481			6.13	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2566			6.14	⬤
HR2373			6.16	⬤	Double;
HR2826			6.19	⬤
HR2578			6.21	⬤
HR2611			6.23	⬤
HR2705			6.23	⬤	Multiple;
HR2303			6.24	⬤
HR2831			6.24	⬤	Double;
HR2392			6.24	⬤	Variable;
HR2623			6.26	⬤
HR2637			6.27	⬤
HR2847			6.31	⬤	Variable;
HR2625			6.31	⬤
HR2755			6.32	⬤
HR2768			6.32	⬤	Double;
HR2528			6.33	⬤	Multiple;
HR2544			6.33	⬤
HR2743			6.33	⬤
HR2307			6.34	⬤
HR2680			6.34	⬤
HR2433			6.35	⬤	Double;
HR2733			6.36	⬤	Double;
HR2598			6.36	⬤	Double;
HR2614			6.37	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2318			6.39	⬤
HR2225			6.39	⬤
HR2403			6.4	⬤
HR2567			6.4	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR2621			6.42	⬤	Multiple;
HR2493			6.45	⬤
HR2774			6.46	⬤
HR2679			6.48	⬤
HR2213			6.52	⬤
HR2628			6.53	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR2497			6.54	⬤	Double;
HR2226			6.54	⬤
HR2850			6.56	⬤
HR2724			6.59	⬤	Variable;
HR2306			6.6	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR2824			6.6	⬤
HR2741			6.6	⬤	Variable;
HR2799			6.61	⬤	Variable;
HR2603			6.61	⬤	Variable;
HR2688			6.62	⬤
HR2695			6.65	⬤	Variable;
HR2252			6.67	⬤
HR2583			6.91	⬤	Variable;
HR2537			7.04	⬤	Variable;

(*) HR stands for Harvard Revised Bright Star Catalogue, which is also known as the Yale Catalogue of Bright Stars.

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