Greater Dog

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

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Great Dog 3
Greater Dog canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf asterism
constellation
main-sequence star
white dwarf
abbreviation CMa
alsoKnownAs Canis Major
apparentMagnitude −1.46
associatedMythology Greek mythology
belongsToFamily Orion family of constellations
bestKnownFor containing Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky
borderingConstellation Carina
Columba
Lepus
Monoceros
Pictor
Puppis
celestialHemisphere southern celestial hemisphere
contains Adhara
Aludra
Sirius
Sirius A
linked to: Sirius

Sirius B
linked to: Sirius

Wezen
open cluster M41
linked to: Messier 41
containsBrightestStar Sirius
declinationRange approximately −11° to −33°
genitiveForm Canis Majoris
hemisphereVisibility best seen from latitudes south of 60°N
isPartOf Canis Major
Greater Dog
Sirius system
name Greater Dog
represents the larger of Orion’s hunting dogs
rightAscensionRange approximately 6h to 7h
spectralType A1V
visibleInSeason northern winter
southern summer
zodiacConstellation false

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Canis Major meaningOfName Greater Dog
Canis Major meaningOfName Great Dog
linked to: Greater Dog
Canis Major associatedWith Great Dog
linked to: Greater Dog
Sirius isPartOf Greater Dog
subject linked to: Greater Dog
Gamma Canis Majoris isPartOfAsterism Great Dog
linked to: Greater Dog