Dog Star

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A bluish-white star in the constellation Canis Major; Alpha (α) Canis Majoris A. A vertex of the Winter Triangle and the brightest star in the night sky. It is actually a binary star with a white dwarf companion star.

Related

Similar words

• Al Shira
• Blazing Star
• Canicula
• Sirius A
• Alpha Majoris A
• α Majoris A

Broader meaning words

• Sirius
• Alpha Majoris
• α Majoris

Origin

• From the fact that the star lies in the constellation of Canis Major (the "larger dog")