Official IAU constellation
Canis Major
Great Dog
IAU abbreviation: CMa
Visibility
Southern sky
Best placed
January, February, December
Difficulty
medium
Pattern
12 stars, 13 lines
About
Canis Major is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 12 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Canis Major is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 12 stars with 13 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Sirius (apparent magnitude -1.44).
Important Stars
MulipheinSiriusMirzamAdharaNganurganityWezenAludra