Greater Dog

E506481

asterism constellation main-sequence star white dwarf

Greater Dog is a prominent constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere, best known for containing Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	asterism ⓘ constellation ⓘ main-sequence star ⓘ white dwarf ⓘ
abbreviation	CMa ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ
apparentMagnitude	−1.46 ⓘ
associatedMythology	Greek mythology ⓘ
belongsToFamily	Orion family of constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ
bestKnownFor	containing Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky ⓘ
borderingConstellation	Carina NERFINISHED ⓘ Columba NERFINISHED ⓘ Lepus NERFINISHED ⓘ Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictor NERFINISHED ⓘ Puppis NERFINISHED ⓘ
celestialHemisphere	southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
contains	Adhara NERFINISHED ⓘ Aludra NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirius NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirius A NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirius B NERFINISHED ⓘ Wezen NERFINISHED ⓘ open cluster M41 NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsBrightestStar	Sirius NERFINISHED ⓘ
declinationRange	approximately −11° to −33° ⓘ
genitiveForm	Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ
hemisphereVisibility	best seen from latitudes south of 60°N ⓘ
isPartOf	Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ Greater Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirius system NERFINISHED ⓘ
name	Greater Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ
represents	the larger of Orion’s hunting dogs ⓘ
rightAscensionRange	approximately 6h to 7h ⓘ
spectralType	A1V ⓘ
visibleInSeason	northern winter ⓘ southern summer ⓘ
zodiacConstellation	false ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canis Major → meaningOfName → Greater Dog ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Dog

Canis Major → associatedWith → Greater Dog ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Dog