Canis Minor
A small N hemisphere constellation. Its brightest star is Procyon, just 3·5 parsec away, and the eighth brightest star in the sky. It has a faint white dwarf companion.
Portions of the summary below have been contributed by Wikipedia.
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| Abbreviation | CMi | ||||
| Genitive | Canis Minoris | ||||
| Symbology | the Smaller Dog | ||||
| Right ascension | 8 h | ||||
| Declination | +5° | ||||
| Area | 183 sq. προκύον The fore-dog (before the Dog Star) | ||||
| β | 3 | Beta Canis Minoris, Gomeisa | 2.89 | 170 | Gamma Cassiopeiae variable < |
| γ | 4 | Gamma Canis Minoris | 4.33 | 398 | |
| G | G Canis Minoris | 4.39 | 261 | ||
| 6 | 6 Canis Minoris | 4.55 | 560 | ||
| ε | 2 | Epsilon Canis Minoris | 4.99 | 990 | |
| ζ | 13 | Zeta Canis Minoris | 5.12 | 420 | |
| η | 5 | Eta Canis Minoris | 5.22 | 351 | |
| δ¹ | 7 | Delta1 Canis Minoris | 5.24 | 790 | |
| 11 | 11 Canis Minoris | 5.25 | 312 | ||
| 14 | 14 Canis Minoris | 5.30 | 265 | ||
| 1 | 1 Canis Minoris | 5.37 | 317 | ||
| δ² | 8 | Delta2 Canis Minoris | 5.59 | 139 | |
| δ³ | 9 | Delta3 Canis Minoris | 5.83 | 680 | |
Source: The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed., The Hipparcos Catalogue, ESA SP-1200
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