Talk:List of stars in Canis Major

Etymologies

Etymologies listed here don't fit into the table, so please add them in respective star articles with sources.--JyriL ^talk 14:39, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

BD	F	Names and other designations	Mag.	Ly away	Comments
α	9	Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris, Dog Star, Aschere, Canicula	−1.44	8.58	brightest star in the sky binary star nearby < sīrius < σείριος Brilliant < الشعرى aš-ši’rā Sirius < canīcula The dog
ε	21	Epsilon Canis Majoris, Adhara	1.50	431	< عذارى aðārā (The) maidens
δ	25	Delta Canis Majoris, Wezen	1.83	1790	< الوزن al-wazn The weight
β	2	Beta Canis Majoris, Murzim, Mirza	1.98	499	< ? al-murzim The roarer (lion)/announcer (announcing Sirius) Beta Cephei variable
η	31	Eta Canis Majoris, Aludra	2.45	3200	< العذرة al-cuðrah Maidenhood Alpha Cygni variable
ζ	1	Zeta Canis Majoris, Furud	3.02	336	< فرد al-furud The solitary ones
ο²	24	Omicron2 Canis Majoris, Menkelb Posterior, Afaf	3.02	2600	< منكب الكلب mankib al-kalb ("Mankib" fused with "al-kalb" to form Menkelb) Shoulder of the Dog + Latin "posterior" for succeeding < Afaf is from the title عفاف العذارى afaf al-aðārā Chastity of the Maidens Alpha Cygni variable
σ	22	Sigma Canis Majoris	3.49	1220	irregular variable
ο¹	16	Omicron1 Canis Majoris, Menkelb Prior	3.89	1980	< منكب الكلب mankib al-kalb ("Mankib" fused with "al-kalb" to form Menkelb) Shoulder of the Dog + Latin "prior" for preceding irregular variable
ν²	7	Nu2 Canis Majoris	3.95	64.7
ω	28	Omega Canis Majoris	4.01	920	Gamma Cassiopeiae variable
θ	14	Theta Canis Majoris	4.08	252
γ	23	Gamma Canis Majoris, Muliphein, Isis	4.11	402	< محلفين muħlifayn (The star) sworn by (by two?)
ξ¹	4	Xi1 Canis Majoris	4.34	2050	Beta Cephei variable
ι	20	Iota Canis Majoris	4.36	3100	Beta Cephei variable
κ	13	Kappa Canis Majoris	4.36	790	Gamma Cassiopeiae variable
τ	30	Tau Canis Majoris	4.37	3200	member of open cluster NGC 2362 Beta Lyrae variable
ν³	8	Nu3 Canis Majoris	4.42	464
	27	27 Canis Majoris, EW Canis Majoris	4.42	1580	binary star, component magnitudes +4.9, +5.4 27 CMa A is a spectroscopic binary 27 CMa B is a Gamma Cassiopeiae variable
λ	13	Lambda Canis Majoris	4.47	406
ξ²	5	Xi2 Canis Majoris	4.54	412
π	19	Pi Canis Majoris	4.66	95.3
	15	15 Canis Majoris, EY Canis Majoris	4.82	1620	Beta Cephei variable
	29	29 Canis Majoris, UW Canis Majoris	4.88	3000	Beta Lyrae variable
	10	10 Canis Majoris, FT Canis Majoris	5.23	2600	Gamma Cassiopeiae variable
	11	11 Canis Majoris	5.28	642
ν¹	6	Nu1 Canis Majoris	5.71	277
	17	17 Canis Majoris	5.80	605
	26	26 Canis Majoris, MM Canis Majoris	5.91	718	long-period pulsating B-type variable star
	12	12 Canis Majoris, HK Canis Majoris	6.07	668	Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable

Weird Names

Please provide a source reference for the name "Afaf" for Omicron2 CMa —Badken (talk) 03:38, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

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