Canis Major
Canis Major is a prominent constellation because of its many bright stars. These include Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris), the brightest star in the night sky, as well as three other stars above magnitude 2.0. Furthermore, two other stars are thought to have previously outshone all others in the night sky—Adhara (Epsilon Canis Majoris) shone at -3.99 around 4.7 million years ago, and Mirzam (Beta Canis Majoris) peaked at −3.65 around 4.42 million years ago. Another, NR Canis Majoris, will be brightest at magnitude −0.88 in about 2.87 million years' time.
Upsilon Virginis
Upsilon Virginis (υ Vir, υ Virginis) is a single star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.25, making it faintly visible to the naked eye. According to the Bortle scale, it is visible from backlit suburban skies at night. Based upon a measured annual parallax shift of 0.012.47 arcseconds, it is located roughly from the Sun. If the star were at a distance of , it would have a magnitude of +0.4 and be the third-brightest star in the night sky.