Eta Canis Majoris

Aludra (Eta Canis Majoris)
Map © 2003 Torsten Bronger
A supergiant B star and the fifth brightest star in the constellation Canis Major.

It can be found: east of Sirius; southwest of Procyon; northeast of Wezen (Delta Canis Majoris), Aludra (Eta Canis Majoris), and Adhara (Epsilon Canis Majoris); and north of Naos (Zeta Puppis).

The year 127 BC is usually cited as the last date known for his actual work, and a French astronomer, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Delambre (1749-1822), clearly demonstrated that some observations of Hipparchus on the star Eta Canis Majoris could well have ...

Aludra Eta Canis Majoris
Alula Australis Xi Ursae Majoris
Alula Borealis Nu Ursae Majoris
Alwaid Beta Draconis
Alya Theta Serpentis
Alzir Xi Geminorum
Ancha Theta Aquarii
Angetenar Tau-2 Eridani
Ankaa Alpha Phoenicis
Antares Alpha Scorpii ...

See also: Canis Major, Sun, Star, Aludra, Sky