Canis Major Facts

Abbreviation: CMa

Genitive: Canis Majoris

Translation: The Greater Dog

Position in the Sky

Right Ascension: 7 hours

Declination: -20 degrees

Visible between latitudes 60 and -90 degrees

Best seen in February (at 9:00 PM)

Canis Major is one of Orion's hunting dogs. The brightest star in this constellation is Sirius, often called the Dog Star.

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