NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of stars in Canis Minor

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Canis Minor, sorted by decreasing brightness. This article is about the astronomical object. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Canis Minor (IPA: , Latin: ) is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also in Ptolemys list of 48 constellations. ...

Name

Designation

Location

Magnitude

Dist. (ly)

Sp. class

Notes

HIP

61421

37279

07^h 39^m 18.54^s

+05° 13′ 39.0″

0.40

2.68

F5IV-V

Antecanis, Al Shira, Elgomaisa; 7th brightest star, 13th nearest star system; binary

β CMi

58715

36188

07^h 27^m 09.07^s

+08° 17′ 21.9″

2.89

−0.70

170

B8Vvar

Gomeisa; γ Cas variable

γ CMi

58972

36284

07^h 28^m 09.83^s

+08° 55′ 31.8″

4.33

−1.10

398

K3III SB

G CMi

66141

39311

08^h 02^m 15.95^s

+02° 20′ 03.5″

4.39

−0.13

261

K2III

6 CMi

59294

36425

07^h 29^m 47.78^s

+12° 00′ 23.8″

4.55

−1.63

560

K2III

ε CMi

58367

36041

07^h 25^m 38.90^s

+09° 16′ 34.0″

4.99

−2.42

988

G8III

ζ CMi

63975

38373

07^h 51^m 42.00^s

+01° 46′ 00.8″

5.12

−0.43

420

B8II

η CMi

58923

36265

07^h 28^m 02.08^s

+06° 56′ 31.5″

5.22

0.06

351

F0III

δ¹ CMi

δ¹

59881

36641

07^h 32^m 05.95^s

+01° 54′ 52.1″

5.24

−1.67

787

F0III

11 CMi

62832

37921

07^h 46^m 16.22^s

+10° 46′ 05.9″

5.25

0.34

312

A1Vnn

14 CMi

65345

38962

07^h 58^m 20.75^s

+02° 13′ 28.3″

5.30

0.75

264

K0III

55751

34987

07^h 14^m 20.07^s

+03° 06′ 41.1″

5.36

−1.45

749

K0III

1 CMi

58187

35987

07^h 24^m 58.19^s

+11° 40′ 10.4″

5.37

0.43

317

A5IV

δ² CMi

δ²

60111

36723

07^h 33^m 11.68^s

+03° 17′ 25.0″

5.59

2.44

139

F2V

65900

39213

08^h 01^m 13.91^s

+04° 52′ 47.2″

5.65

0.52

346

A1V

55730

35005

07^h 14^m 32.65^s

+12° 06′ 57.1″

5.71

0.68

331

G6III

54079

34387

07^h 07^m 49.48^s

+07° 28′ 16.7″

5.74

−0.47

568

K0III:

56031

35120

07^h 15^m 39.42^s

+07° 58′ 39.9″

5.78

−0.56

604

M4III

δ³ CMi

δ³

60357

36812

07^h 34^m 15.89^s

+03° 22′ 18.3″

5.83

−0.75

676

A0Vnn

64685

38712

07^h 55^m 31.44^s

+08° 51′ 47.0″

5.86

2.95

124

F2IV

60803

37031

07^h 36^m 34.77^s

+05° 51′ 43.6″

5.89

2.69

142

G0V

56989

35476

07^h 19^m 22.37^s

+02° 44′ 26.6″

5.90

−0.11

520

G9III

57006

35509

07^h 19^m 47.61^s

+07° 08′ 35.1″

5.91

2.04

193

F8V

61887

37478

07^h 41^m 35.16^s

+03° 37′ 29.4″

5.95

0.00

504

A0V

57608

35712

07^h 22^m 03.48^s

+00° 10′ 37.7″

5.99

−5.08

5344

B8III

65066

38868

07^h 57^m 15.88^s

+08° 38′ 28.6″

6.03

1.25

294

K0III

55111

34768

07^h 11^m 51.39^s

+05° 39′ 17.0″

6.07

−0.83

782

A1V

55184

34789

07^h 12^m 07.50^s

+05° 28′ 27.7″

6.15

−0.67

753

K0III

64938

38794

07^h 56^m 23.91^s

+04° 29′ 08.1″

6.16

−0.91

845

G8III

62264

37614

07^h 43^m 05.42^s

+00° 11′ 21.7″

6.17

0.46

453

K0III

63799

38300

07^h 50^m 47.36^s

+03° 16′ 38.4″

6.17

0.81

384

K1III

66011

39271

08^h 01^m 50.73^s

+08° 54′ 50.2″

6.22

2.34

194

G0IV

60275

36796

07^h 34^m 04.98^s

+10° 34′ 05.2″

6.28

0.73

420

A1V

64052

38406

07^h 52^m 07.16^s

+03° 16′ 39.1″

6.30

0.75

420

65123

38870

07^h 57^m 16.39^s

+01° 07′ 37.3″

6.35

2.51

191

F6V

58552

36123

07^h 26^m 27.81^s

+10° 36′ 29.0″

6.38

1.45

316

A2IV

59603

36553

07^h 31^m 08.79^s

+11° 12′ 10.8″

6.38

−0.32

712

63838

38306

07^h 50^m 53.42^s

+00° 04′ 46.4″

6.38

0.86

414

K2III

58599

36141

07^h 26^m 41.22^s

+11° 00′ 31.9″

6.39

−1.55

1264

B7II-III

62407

37723

07^h 44^m 14.07^s

+12° 51′ 36.4″

6.40

−0.75

876

63475

38196

07^h 49^m 32.32^s

+12° 48′ 51.5″

6.42

0.44

511

65241

38945

07^h 58^m 05.90^s

+07° 12′ 48.8″

6.42

−0.64

842

A0V

57707

35751

07^h 22^m 28.30^s

+00° 42′ 03.4″

6.43

2.24

225

62437

37705

07^h 44^m 07.64^s

+02° 24′ 19.6″

6.46

0.84

433

F0III

63798

38303

07^h 50^m 51.11^s

+04° 27′ 33.8″

6.49

1.12

387

62286

37634

07^h 43^m 21.21^s

+04° 56′ 44.9″

6.50

0.03

643

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