Segue un prospetto delle stelle principali della costellazione del Cane Maggiore, elencate per magnitudine decrescente.
Nome Designazioni Coordinate Magnitudini Dist. (al) Classe spettrale Note B F HD HIP AR Dec vis. ass. Sirio α 9 48915 32349 −1.44 1.45 9 A0m... dal greco = ardente, bruciante; Dog Star, Aschere, CaniculaAl Shira, Sothis, Mrgavyadha, Lubdhaka, Tenrōsei, Cheonlangseong, Aoboshi;stella più luminosa del cielo notturno, 5° sistema stellare più prossimo; stella binaria ε CMa ε 21 52089 33579 1.50 −4.10 431 B2II Adhara, Adara δ CMa δ 25 54605 34444 1.83 −6.87 1791 F8Ia Wezen, Wesen β CMa β 2 44743 30324 1.98 −3.95 499 B1II/III Murzim, Murzam, Mirza; variabile beta Cephei η CMa η 31 58350 35904 2.45 −7.51 3196 B5Ia Aludra; variabile Alfa Cygni ζ CMa ζ 1 44402 30122 3.02 −2.05 336 B2.5V Furud, Phurud; binaria spettroscopica ο2 CMa ο² 24 53138 33977 3.02 −6.46 2567 B3Ia Menkelb Posterior, Afaf; variabile Alfa Cygni σ CMa σ 22 52877 33856 3.49 −4.37 1216 K4III Unurgunite; variabile irregolare κ CMa κ 13 50013 32759 3.50 −3.42 789 B1.5IVne variabile gamma Cassiopeiae ο1 CMa ο1 16 50877 33152 3.89 −5.02 1976 K3Iab Menkelb Prior; variabile irregolare ν2 CMa ν² 7 47205 31592 3.95 2.46 65 K1III+... ω CMa ω 28 56139 35037 4.01 −3.25 924 B2IV/Ve variabile gamma Cassiopeiae θ CMa θ 14 50778 33160 4.08 −0.36 252 K4III γ CMa γ 23 53244 34045 4.11 −1.34 402 B8II Muliphein, Isis ξ1 CMa ξ1 4 46328 31125 4.34 −4.65 2050 B1III variabile beta Cephei ι CMa ι 20 51309 33347 4.36 −5.51 3075 B3Ib/II variabile beta Cephei τ CMa τ 30 57061 35415 4.37 −5.59 3196 O9Ib appartiene a NGC 2362 ammasso stellare; variabile beta Lyrae ν3 CMa ν³ 8 47442 31700 4.42 −1.35 464 K0II/III 27 CMa 27 56014 34981 4.42 −4.00 1575 B3IIIe EW CMa; stella doppia, la componente A è una binaria spettroscopicala componente B e una variabile gamma Cassiopeiae λ CMa λ 45813 30788 4.47 −1.01 406 B4V ξ2 CMa ξ² 5 46933 31416 4.54 −0.97 412 A0III π CMa π 19 51199 33302 4.66 2.33 95 F2IV/V HD 56618 56618 35205 4.66 −1.05 453 M2III HD 47667 47667 31827 4.82 −3.60 1575 K2III 15 CMa 15 50707 33092 4.82 −3.65 1614 B1IV EY CMa; variabile beta Cephei 145 CMa 145 56577 35210 4.83 −6.59 6269 K4III 29 CMa 29 57060 35412 4.88 −4.93 2991 O7Ia:fp UW CMa; variabile beta Lyrae HD 57821 57821 35727 4.94 −1.06 517 B5II/III HD 43445 43445 29735 5.00 −0.30 375 B9V μ CMa μ 18 51250 33345 5.00 −2.22 908 B9.5V HD 43827 43827 29895 5.15 −1.05 567 K1III HD 46184 46184 31084 5.16 0.05 343 K1III HD 58343 58343 35951 5.18 −2.13 945 B2Vne HD 44951 44951 30457 5.21 −0.34 420 K3III 10 CMa 10 48917 32292 5.23 −4.29 2608 B2V FT CMa; variabile gamma Cassiopeiae HD 47536 47536 31688 5.25 −0.17 396 K1III ha un pianeta 11 CMa 11 49229 32492 5.28 −1.19 642 B8/B9III HD 51283 51283 33316 5.29 −3.82 2159 B2/B3III HD 57146 57146 35427 5.29 −2.80 1353 G2II HD 49048 49048 32411 5.30 −0.13 398 A1IV/V HD 58535 58535 35957 5.35 −0.79 552 K1III HD 56342 56342 35083 5.36 −1.12 646 B2V HD 58215 58215 35848 5.37 −0.76 549 K4III HD 49662 49662 32677 5.39 −0.96 607 B7IV HD 58155 58155 35795 5.40 −2.81 1430 B3V HD 53974 53974 34301 5.41 −4.29 2835 B0.5IV HD 58286 58286 35855 5.41 −2.34 1156 B2/B3II/III HD 51733 51733 33478 5.45 2.52 126 F3V HD 55070 55070 34624 5.46 −1.01 643 G8III HD 56405 56405 35180 5.46 0.82 277 A1V FR CMa 44458 30214 5.48 −3.07 1672 B1Vpe SB stella Be HD 43955 43955 29941 5.51 −1.91 994 B2/B3V HD 56160 56160 35044 5.58 0.97 273 K3III HD 52018 52018 33575 5.59 −1.93 1042 B2V HD 57478 57478 35615 5.59 −0.57 556 G8/K0III HD 58954 58954 36186 5.60 0.93 280 F2V HD 45018 45018 30436 5.61 −1.04 697 K5III HD 46936 46936 31362 5.62 −0.25 487 B9V HD 49131 49131 32385 5.62 −2.81 1583 B+... HD 52670 52670 33804 5.64 −1.85 1028 B2/B3III/IV HD 33077 50644 33077 5.65 0.63 329 A9/F0III HD 58978 58978 36168 5.65 −2.54 1417 B1II HD 54912 54912 34579 5.69 −3.06 1831 B2V HD 47946 47946 31870 5.70 1.36 241 K1III R CMa 57167 35487 5.70 2.48 144 F2III/IV variabile Algol ν1 CMa ν1 6 47138 31564 5.71 1.07 277 G8III/F3V... HD 46547 46547 31190 5.73 −1.32 838 B2V HD 45871 45871 30840 5.74 −1.27 823 B5IV HD 50123 50123 32810 5.74 −0.97 718 B3V HD 54309 54309 34360 5.75 −4.04 2964 B2V:nn HD 45765 45765 30836 5.76 0.19 424 K0III HD 49980 49980 32809 5.77 −2.62 1552 K3III HD 55589 55589 34888 5.77 −0.77 661 K0 HD 44081 44081 30011 5.79 −2.97 1842 B3II/III HD 58461 58461 35998 5.79 3.08 114 F3V HD 58612 58612 36024 5.79 −4.19 3228 B5III HD 59067 59067 36251 5.79 −1.66 1009 B8Vv comp VB 17 CMa 17 51055 33248 5.80 −0.54 605 A2V HD 55344 55344 34758 5.84 −0.04 489 A0IV/V HD 57615 57615 35626 5.87 −0.86 723 M3III HD 43396 43396 29679 5.88 −1.39 929 K2III 26 CMa 26 55522 34798 5.91 −0.80 718 B2IV/V MM CMa; stella variabile con pulsazioni a lungo periodo HD 46189 46189 31037 5.92 −1.78 1128 B3IV/V HD 49095 49095 32366 5.92 3.99 79 F7V HD 47182 47182 31599 5.95 −0.91 769 K4/K5III HD 43544 43544 29771 5.97 −1.07 836 B2/B3V HD 43429 43429 29692 5.99 1.96 208 K1III HD 55762 55762 34914 5.99 −0.90 780 K4III HD 54764 54764 34561 6.00 B1Ib/II HD 57593 57593 35611 6.00 −2.71 1801 B3V HD 47561 47561 31758 6.01 0.26 460 A0IV HD 56578 56578 35213 6.02 1.53 258 A5m... HD 44021 44021 29993 6.04 −0.73 738 M1III: HD 49001 49001 32368 6.04 0.15 492 K2III HD 58585 58585 36017 6.04 −3.90 3165 A6II HD 43745 43745 29843 6.05 3.04 130 F8/G0V HD 45588 45588 30711 6.05 3.67 97 F8/G0V HD 47827 47827 31859 6.05 −0.32 614 A0V HD 50806 50806 33094 6.05 3.99 84 G3/G5V HD 57118 57118 35442 6.06 F2Ia 12 CMa 12 49333 32504 6.07 −0.49 668 B7II/III HK CMa; variabile Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum HD 53629 53629 34142 6.09 1.07 330 K2IIICN... HD 54173 54173 34318 6.09 −1.28 970 K2III HD 55568 55568 34782 6.10 2.71 155 A8III/IV HD 47366 47366 31674 6.11 1.46 277 K1III: HD 44996 44996 30468 6.12 −2.73 1918 B4V HD 55857 55857 34924 6.12 −4.88 5175 B2II HD 50643 50643 33079 6.13 0.39 458 A3III HD 46064 46064 31024 6.16 −1.57 1148 B2III HD 58346 58346 35920 6.20 −0.31 652 B8/B9V HD 51823 51823 33492 6.22 −1.25 1019 B2/B3V HD 50853 50853 33126 6.23 0.43 472 A0V HD 54958 54958 34617 6.23 2.74 162 F3V HD 58439 58439 35975 6.24 −2.45 1781 A2Ib/II HD 48501 48501 32144 6.26 2.81 159 F2V HD 52273 52273 33666 6.26 −1.90 1399 B2III HD 44891 44891 30420 6.27 −2.15 1575 K2/K3III HD 52619 52619 33760 6.28 2.11 222 F3/F5V HD 44225 44225 30062 6.29 −0.61 784 K3III HD 46407 46407 31205 6.30 0.88 395 K0III:... HD 56731 56731 35241 6.30 0.46 481 A9II HD 44956 44956 30376 6.31 1.27 332 G8III HD 46347 46347 31086 6.31 −1.10 988 M4III HD 49891 49891 32744 6.31 0.04 584 A0/A1V HD 44394 44394 30190 6.32 −1.70 1309 K5 HD 45420 45420 30669 6.32 0.14 560 K0/K1III HD 47012 47012 31469 6.32 0.33 513 K0III HD 50093 50093 32827 6.32 −1.52 1203 B2III/IV HD 52348 52348 33703 6.32 −1.50 1194 B3V HD 55985 55985 34954 6.32 −1.92 1449 B2III HD 58766 58766 36045 6.32 −1.09 988 B2/B3III HD 50648 50648 33040 6.33 −0.70 830 M6III HD 54031 54031 34248 6.34 −0.69 830 B3V HD 55856 55856 34940 6.34 −2.08 1575 B2IV HD 56341 56341 35132 6.34 −0.89 911 A0V HD 47247 47247 31593 6.35 −0.46 751 B3V HD 51411 51411 33330 6.36 −1.83 1417 B3V HD 51925 51925 33532 6.36 −1.89 1455 B2V HD 43162 43162 29568 6.37 5.26 54 G5V HD 45184 45184 30503 6.37 4.65 72 G2V HD 46602 46602 31266 6.39 1.12 368 K0III+... HD 52140 52140 33591 6.41 −0.46 771 B3V HD 48938 48938 32322 6.43 4.31 87 F7V HD 46037 46037 30988 6.44 −1.49 1259 M0/M1III HD 56876 56876 35326 6.45 −0.80 921 B5Vn HD 47579 47579 31736 6.48 −0.07 667 A2V HD 53975 53975 34297 6.48 −4.42 4939 B7Iab... HD 44379 44379 30141 6.49 0.03 639 K0III MU Canis Majoris 56847 35355 8.96 0,83 1376 B5Ib C ~
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