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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
NGC 2485 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canis Minor. [1] It is located 233 million light-years away from Earth and has an estimated diameter of 110,000 light-years. [2] NGC 2485 was discovered on March 25, 1864, by Albert Marth [3] and has an approximate surface magnitude of 13.08. [4]
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.
Made up of Sirius in the constellation Canis Major, Procyon in the constellation Canis Minor and Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion, this celestial triangle often features prominently in the ...
NGC 2491 is a spiral galaxy located in Canis Minor constellation. [1] It is located 580 million light-years from Earth and has an approximate diameter of 130,000 light-years. [ 2 ]
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.
Pages in category "Canis Minor" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...