CMa
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CMa is the standard astronomical abbreviation for Canis Major, a prominent constellation in the southern sky that contains Sirius, the brightest star visible from Earth.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constellation abbreviation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sirius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | northern winter ⓘ |
| borderingConstellation |
Carina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columba NERFINISHED ⓘ Lepus NERFINISHED ⓘ Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictor NERFINISHED ⓘ Puppis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Adhara (Epsilon Canis Majoris)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aludra (Eta Canis Majoris) NERFINISHED ⓘ Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy (line-of-sight) NERFINISHED ⓘ Furud (Zeta Canis Majoris) NERFINISHED ⓘ HD 56925 (central star of NGC 2359) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirzam (Beta Canis Majoris) NERFINISHED ⓘ Omicron^1 Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Omicron^2 Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ S Monocerotis association edge ⓘ Sirius NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirius A NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirius B NERFINISHED ⓘ Tau Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Wezen (Delta Canis Majoris) NERFINISHED ⓘ emission nebula NGC 2359 NERFINISHED ⓘ open cluster M41 NERFINISHED ⓘ open cluster NGC 2345 NERFINISHED ⓘ open cluster NGC 2354 NERFINISHED ⓘ open cluster NGC 2360 NERFINISHED ⓘ open cluster NGC 2362 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsBrightestStarInNightSky | Sirius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPartOf | Milky Way band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinate system ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximately −11° to −33° ⓘ |
| field | astronomy ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStandardAbbreviationIn | IAU constellation nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| latinName | Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation | greater dog of Orion ⓘ |
| refersTo | Canis Major constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately 6h to 8h ⓘ |
| skyHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| standsFor | Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism | the greater dog ⓘ |
| threeLetterAbbreviation | CMa ⓘ |
| usedFor | designation of objects in Canis Major ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | most inhabited southern latitudes ⓘ |
| zodiacal | false ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.