1 Sirius is in the constellation Canis Major the Greater Dog.

2 However , when you see it near Canis Major it looks more like a dog house !

3 Shaped like a faithful dog , Canis Major includes the btightest star in the sky : Sirius .

4 Sirius is in the constellation Canis Major Greater Dog. It's often called the Dog Star.

5 Sirius is in the constellation Canis Major the Greater Dog. It's often called the Dog Star.

6 Formerly, a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere, lying between Canis Major and the Southern Cross, now divided into four.

7 The broad skyscape itself covers about 1.5 degrees or 3 full moons toward the Canis Major.

8 It is recorded as Sharpless 308, about 5200 light years away from Earth, is located in Canis Major.