List of stars in Canis Minor
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Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...

s in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

 Canis Minor
Canis Minor
Canis Minor is a small constellation. It was included in the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and is still included among the 88 modern constellations...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.
Name B
Bayer designation
A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...

F
Flamsteed designation
Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...

HD
Henry Draper Catalogue
The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...

HIP RA
Right ascension
Right ascension is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. The other coordinate is the declination.-Explanation:...

Dec
Declination
In astronomy, declination is one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle. Declination in astronomy is comparable to geographic latitude, but projected onto the celestial sphere. Declination is measured in degrees north and...

vis.
mag.
Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...

abs.
mag.
Absolute magnitude
Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...

Dist. (ly) Sp. class
Stellar classification
In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...

Notes
Procyon
Procyon
Procyon is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor. To the naked eye, it appears to be a single star, the seventh brightest in the night sky with a visual apparent magnitude of 0.34...

 
α 10 61421 37279 0.34 2.65 11 F5IV-V Antecanis, Al Shira, Elgomaisa; 7th brightest star, 13th nearest star system; binary
Binary star
A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary...

β CMi
Beta Canis Minoris
Beta Canis Minoris is a star in the constellation of Canis Minor. It has the traditional name Gomeisa.Beta Canis Minoris is a hot, B8-class main sequence star of apparent magnitude 2.9, easily visible to the naked eye. It is slightly variable, and belongs to the Gamma Cassiopeiae category of...

 
β 3 58715 36188 2.89 −0.70 170 B8Vvar Gomeisa; γ Cas variable
γ CMi
Gamma Canis Minoris
Gamma Canis Minoris is a binary star in the constellation Canis Minor. It is approximately 398 light years from Earth....

 
γ 4 58972 36284 4.33 −1.10 398 K3III SB
G CMi
G Canis Minoris
G Canis Minoris is a binary star in the constellation Canis Minor. It is approximately 261 light years from Earth.G Canis Minoris is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.39....

 
G 66141 39311 4.39 −0.13 261 K2III Also 50 G. CMi
6 CMi
6 Canis Minoris
6 Canis Minoris is a star in the constellation Canis Minor.6 Canis Minoris is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.55. It is approximately 560 light years from Earth....

 
6 59294 36425 4.55 −1.63 560 K2III
ε CMi
Epsilon Canis Minoris
Epsilon Canis Minoris is a star in the constellation Canis Minor.ε Canis Minoris is a yellow G-type bright giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.99. It is approximately 990 light years from Earth....

 
ε 2 58367 36041 4.99 −2.42 988 G8III
ζ CMi
Zeta Canis Minoris
Zeta Canis Minoris is a star in the constellation Canis Minor.ζ Canis Minoris is a blue-white B-type bright giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.12. It is approximately 420 light years from Earth.- References :*...

 
ζ 13 63975 38373 5.12 −0.43 420 B8II
η CMi
Eta Canis Minoris
Eta Canis Minoris is a binary star in the constellation Canis Minor. It is approximately 351 light years from Earth....

 
η 5 58923 36265 5.22 0.06 351 F0III
δ1 CMi
Delta1 Canis Minoris
Delta1 Canis Minoris is a star in the constellation Canis Minor.δ1 Canis Minoris is a yellow-white F-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.24. It is approximately 790 light years from Earth....

 
δ1 7 59881 36641 5.24 −1.67 787 F0III
11 CMi
11 Canis Minoris
11 Canis Minoris is a star in the constellation Canis Minor.11 Canis Minoris is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.25. It is approximately 312 light years from Earth....

 
11 62832 37921 5.25 0.34 312 A1Vnn
14 CMi
14 Canis Minoris
14 Canis Minoris is a star in the constellation Canis Minor. It is approximately 265 light years from Earth.14 Canis Minoris is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.30....

 
14 65345 38962 5.30 0.75 264 K0III
6 G. CMi 55751 34987 5.36 −1.45 749 K0III
1 CMi
1 Canis Minoris
1 Canis Minoris is a star in the constellation Canis Minor.1 Canis Minoris is a white A-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.37. It is approximately 317 light years from Earth....

 
1 58187 35987 5.37 0.43 317 A5IV
δ2 CMi
Delta2 Canis Minoris
Delta2 Canis Minoris is a star in the constellation Canis Minor.δ2 Canis Minoris is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.59. It is approximately 139 light years from Earth....

 
δ2 8 60111 36723 5.59 2.44 139 F2V
48 G. CMi 65900 39213 5.65 0.52 346 A1V
55730 35005 5.71 0.68 331 G6III
2 G. CMi 54079 34387 5.74 −0.47 568 K0III:
7 G. CMi 56031 35120 5.78 −0.56 604 M4III
δ3 CMi
Delta3 Canis Minoris
Delta3 Canis Minoris is a star in the constellation Canis Minor. It is approximately 680 light years from Earth.δ3 Canis Minoris is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.83....

 
δ3 9 60357 36812 5.83 −0.75 676 A0Vnn
40 G. CMi 64685 38712 5.86 2.95 124 F2IV
25 G. CMi 60803 37031 5.89 2.69 142 G0V
11 G. CMi 56989 35476 5.90 −0.11 520 G9III
12 G. CMi 57006 35509 5.91 2.04 193 F8V
29 G. CMi 61887 37478 5.95 0.00 504 A0V
15 G. CMi 57608 35712 5.99 −5.08 5344 B8III
42 G. CMi 65066 38868 6.03 1.25 294 K0III
4 G. CMi 55111 34768 6.07 −0.83 782 A1V
5 G. CMi 55184 34789 6.15 −0.67 753 K0III
41 G. CMi 64938 38794 6.16 −0.91 845 G8III
30 G. CMi 62264 37614 6.17 0.46 453 K0III
35 G. CMi 63799 38300 6.17 0.81 384 K1III
49 G. CMi 66011 39271 6.22 2.34 194 G0IV
60275 36796 6.28 0.73 420 A1V
BC CMi (39 G. CMi) 64052 38406 6.30 0.75 420 M5
43 G. CMi 65123 38870 6.35 2.51 191 F6V
58552 36123 6.38 1.45 316 A2IV
59603 36553 6.38 −0.32 712 K0
37 G. CMi 63838 38306 6.38 0.86 414 K2III
58599 36141 6.39 −1.55 1264 B7II-III
62407 37723 6.40 −0.75 876 K0
63475 38196 6.42 0.44 511 K0
BU CMi (44 G. CMi) 65241 38945 6.42 −0.64 842 A0V
16 G. CMi 57707 35751 6.43 2.24 225 G5
AZ CMi (32 G. CMi) 62437 37705 6.46 0.84 433 F0III δ Sct variable
Delta Scuti variable
A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the...

36 G. CMi 63798 38303 6.49 1.12 387 G5
31 G. CMi 62286 37634 6.50 0.03 643 K0
Luyten's star
Luyten's Star
Luyten's Star is a red dwarf star in the constellation Canis Minor. It is located at a distance of around 12.36 light-years and has a visual magnitude of 9.9, making it too faint to be viewed with the unaided eye. It is named after Willem Jacob Luyten, who first determined its proper motion.This...

36208 9.87 11.94 12 M3.5V
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