Double Stars by Constellation

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Canis Major (CMa)

Here is a listing of 64 double stars in Canis Major. Doubles which have stars that show colour are marked in shaded rows. The names of the stars contains a link to the Simbad entry for it, containing more information.

Name Sep PA Mag1 Mag2 RA Dec Spect Comments
I 349 6.3 43 7.0 11.0 06:14.5 -29:35 A0
BU 18 1.5 284 7.5 9.0 06:16.7 -12:03 F2
HJ 3845 35.5 19 6.0 10.0 06:17.0 -22:43 G0
B 110 6.7 49 7.5 11.0 06:17.7 -24:26 F5
STT 3116 4.2 23 6.0 10.0 06:21.4 -11:46 B2 Nice group containing contrasting colors
BU 568 0.8 155 7.0 7.5 06:23.8 -19:46 B8
STF 903 23.2 295 6.0 10.5 06:24.3 -12:57 B8
S 518 16.6 88 8.0 10.0 06:24.3 -16:13 B8
A 3029 4.9 197 7.5 12.5 06:27.6 -15:17 B8
BU 753 1.3 45 9.0 7.5 06:28.7 -32:22 B3
HJ 3863 2.6 119 7.0 9.0 06:29.4 -22:35 A2
HJ 3866 4.3 138 8.5 10.0 06:30.4 -24:08 F5
HJ 3864 21.6 44 7.5 10.5 06:30.5 -14:57 B8
GAL 242 36.6 66 6.0 11.0 06:30.6 -13:08 B2
HJ 2321 5.6 307 8.0 9.0 06:31.3 -20:37 F2
HJ 3869 24.9 258 5.5 7.5 06:32.7 -32:01 B3
HJ 3871 7.6 354 7.5 8.0 06:34.1 -29:37 A2
I 479 1.1 49 8.5 9.0 06:34.1 -29:40 F8
HO 234 0.3 298 8.0 8.0 06:34.5 -11:13 F0
NU CMA 17.5 262 6.5 8.0 06:36.4 -18:39 G0 yellow/orange pair
ADS 5260 9.1 336 7.0 10.0 06:36.7 -22:36 B8
ADS 5266 4.1 131 9.0 9.0 06:37.2 -14:15 F8
BU 19 3.6 166 6.5 9.0 06:41.9 -15:59 B9
BU 195 5.8 215 7.0 11.0 06:42.5 -23:14 B5
S 534 18.2 143 6.5 8.0 06:42.9 -22:27 F0
I 179 4.5 222 6.5 10.0 06:45.0 -30:35 B8
SIRIUS (ALPHA) 10.8 72 -1.0 8.0 06:45.2 -16:42 A1
HJ 3891 4.9 223 6.0 8.5 06:45.5 -30:57 B3
STN 15 2.5 142 9.0 9.0 06:46.2 -20:45 A0 In M41
STF 969 7.2 317 7.0 10.0 06:47.9 -11:06 B9
STF 971 1.2 325 8.0 8.0 06:48.4 -13:26 G0
BU 20 3.1 32 7.5 11.0 06:48.8 -16:12 K0 Red primary
B 120 2.0 278 7.5 10.5 06:49.1 -26:03 K2 Red Primary
BU 234 1.8 206 7.0 8.0 06:49.8 -24:04 A1
SAO 197265 42.9 66 5.5 7.5 06:50.4 -31:42 B8
BU 325 1.7 36 8.0 9.0 06:51.8 -26:34 B5
STF 990 3.3 275 8.5 9.5 06:54.4 -14:14 B9
17 CMA 44.4 147 6.0 9.0 06:55.1 -20:23 A2 Nice little group of 4 stars.
19 CMA 11.6 18 5.5 9.5 06:55.7 -20:07 F2
STN 16 3.7 97 7.5 10.5 06:55.8 -25:30 F0
MU CMA 3.0 340 4.5 8.0 06:56.1 -14:02 G5
S 541 23.2 44 8.0 9.0 06:56.6 -22:39 K0 Red primary
I 432 1.3 203 8.5 8.5 06:56.9 -28:42 G0
HO 517 2.9 319 7.0 13.0 06:57.0 -19:26 F5
B 122 1.0 264 5.5 7.5 06:57.6 -24:38 F0
ADARA 7.5 161 1.5 8.0 06:58.7 -28:58 B2
HD 52140 35.0 315 6.5 9.0 06:58.7 -31:00 B8
B 708 3.3 34 7.5 11.5 06:59.0 -26:28 B8
BU 572 5.2 143 7.0 11.0 07:00.6 -20:38 A3 Secondary is very red
ADS 5699 3.4 144 7.5 10.0 07:00.7 -25:38 B5
STF 1011 4.3 298 8.0 8.5 07:00.9 -15:19 A2 Very red primary
ADS 5736 8.7 87 7.0 12.0 07:02.8 -16:41 K0
BU 328 17.8 350 6.0 9.0 07:06.6 -11:17 B0
HD 54515 3.7 249 8.5 9.0 07:08.6 -13:59 A2
BU 329 32.5 100 6.5 11.5 07:09.6 -16:13 B1
HJ 3934 13.6 236 7.0 8.5 07:11.3 -21:48 B5
HJ 3938 19.7 250 7.0 9.5 07:13.8 -22:54 B3/A5 Blue White pair
COO 48 7.8 10 8.0 10.0 07:14.6 -31:29 B9
BU 575 15.6 2 8.0 10.0 07:14.8 -15:28 F8 Primary has a companion at 0.7" mag 8
HJ 3945 26.6 55 5.0 7.0 07:16.6 -23:18 M0/F0 Red/White pair
BSO 2 37.9 182 6.5 8.0 07:16.9 -30:53 A5
TAU CMA 8.2 90 4.5 10.0 07:18.7 -24:57 B9 Spectroscopic binary with third component at 14.2" PA 79 mag 11
HJ 3950 3.9 346 8.0 8.0 07:19.3 -22:02 A2
KUI 29 2.7 310 6.5 11.0 07:24.8 -19:00 A2