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Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere.In the second century, it was included as an asterism, or pattern, of two stars in Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and it is counted among the 88 modern constellations.
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Canis Minor, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class Notes
ɒ n /) [17] is the brightest star in the constellation of Canis Minor and usually the eighth-brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent visual magnitude of 0.34. [3] It has the Bayer designation α Canis Minoris, which is Latinized to Alpha Canis Minoris, and abbreviated α CMi or Alpha CMi, respectively.
Luyten's Star / ˈ l aɪ t ən z / [citation needed] (GJ 273) is a red dwarf in the constellation Canis Minor located at a distance of 12.35 light-years (3.79 parsecs) from the Sun.It has a visual magnitude of 9.9, making it too faint to be viewed with the unaided eye.
Beta Canis Minoris (β Canis Minoris, abbreviated Beta CMi, β CMi), also named Gomeisa / ɡ ɒ ˈ m aɪ z ə /, [12] [13] is a star in the constellation of Canis Minor. In the night sky it is notable for its proximity to the prominent star Procyon .
Gamma Canis Minoris (γ Canis Minoris) is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation Canis Minor.Its orange colour is obvious when seen through binoculars. [7] The system is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of +4.33. [2]
Zeta Canis Minoris (ζ Canis Minoris) is a solitary, [9] blue-white hued star in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor. It is a dim star but visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.13. [2] Based on an annual parallax shift of 5.23 mas as seen from Earth, [1] this star is located around 410 light years from the Sun.
Eta Canis Minoris (η CMi, η Canis Minoris) is a binary star [3] system in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor.It is approximately 318 light-years from Earth.. The primary component, η Canis Minoris A, is a yellow-white F-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.24.