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Canis Major - Notable features | | Canis Major - Notable features: Encyclopedia II - Canis Major - Notable features | | Canis Major's alpha star Sirius is the brightest star besides the Sun as seen from Earth. It is also one of the nearest. The star's name means scorching, since the summer heat occurred just after Sirius' heliacal rising. The Ancient Greeks referred to such times in the summer as dog days, as only dogs would be mad enough to go out in the heat, leading to the star being known as the Dog Star. Consequently, the conste ...
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Canis Major - Notable features
Canis Major's alpha star Sirius is the brightest star besides the Sun as seen from Earth. It is also one of the nearest. The star's name means scorching, since the summer heat occurred just after Sirius' heliacal rising. The Ancient Greeks referred to such times in the summer as dog days, as only dogs would be mad enough to go out in the heat, leading to the star being known as the Dog Star. Consequently, the constellation was named after it, as a Big Dog.
Other named stars in Canis Major (all names from Arabic):
- β CMa: Murzim
- γ CMa: Muliphen
- δ CMa: Wezen
- ε CMa: Adhara
- ζ CMa: Furud
- η CMa: Aludra
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