List of stars in Canis Minor
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. (ly) | Sp. class | Notes | |||
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Procyon | α | 10 | 61421 | 37279 | 07h 39m 18.54s | +05° 13′ 39.0″ | 0.34 | 2.65 | 11 | F5IV-V | Antecanis, Al Shira, Elgomaisa; 7th brightest star, 13th nearest star system; binary; suspected variable, Vmax = 0.34m, Vmin = 0.41m | ||||
β CMi | β | 3 | 58715 | 36188 | 07h 27m 09.07s | +08° 17′ 21.9″ | 2.89 | −0.70 | 170 | B8Vvar | Gomeisa; γ Cas variable, Vmax = 2.84m, Vmin = 2.92m | ||||
γ CMi | γ | 4 | 58972 | 36284 | 07h 28m 09.83s | +08° 55′ 31.8″ | 4.33 | −1.10 | 318 | K3III SB | semiregular variable, Vmax = 4.30m, Vmin = 4.34m, P = 55 d | ||||
HD 66141 | (λ)[1] | (13)[2] | 66141 | 39311 | 08h 02m 15.95s | +02° 20′ 03.5″ | 4.39 | −0.13 | 261 | K2III | suspected variable; has a planet (b) | ||||
6 CMi | 6 | 59294 | 36425 | 07h 29m 47.78s | +12° 00′ 23.8″ | 4.55 | −1.63 | 560 | K2III | suspected variable, Vmax = 4.48m, Vmin = 4.55m | |||||
ε CMi | ε | 2 | 58367 | 36041 | 07h 25m 38.90s | +09° 16′ 34.0″ | 4.99 | −2.42 | 988 | G8III | |||||
ζ CMi | ζ | 13 | 63975 | 38373 | 07h 51m 42.00s | +01° 46′ 00.8″ | 5.12 | −0.43 | 420 | B8II | |||||
η CMi | η | 5 | 58923 | 36265 | 07h 28m 02.08s | +06° 56′ 31.5″ | 5.22 | 0.06 | 351 | F0III | |||||
δ1 CMi | δ1 | 7 | 59881 | 36641 | 07h 32m 05.95s | +01° 54′ 52.1″ | 5.24 | −1.67 | 787 | F0III | |||||
11 CMi | 11 | 62832 | 37921 | 07h 46m 16.22s | +10° 46′ 05.9″ | 5.25 | 0.34 | 312 | A1Vnn | ||||||
14 CMi | 14 | 65345 | 38962 | 07h 58m 20.75s | +02° 13′ 28.3″ | 5.30 | 0.75 | 264 | K0III | ||||||
HD 55751 | 55751 | 34987 | 07h 14m 20.07s | +03° 06′ 41.1″ | 5.36 | −1.45 | 749 | K0III | |||||||
1 CMi | 1 | 58187 | 35987 | 07h 24m 58.19s | +11° 40′ 10.4″ | 5.37 | 0.43 | 317 | A5IV | ||||||
δ2 CMi | δ2 | 8 | 60111 | 36723 | 07h 33m 11.68s | +03° 17′ 25.0″ | 5.59 | 2.44 | 139 | F2V | |||||
HD 65900 | 65900 | 39213 | 08h 01m 13.91s | +04° 52′ 47.2″ | 5.65 | 0.52 | 346 | A1V | |||||||
HD 55730 | 55730 | 35005 | 07h 14m 32.65s | +12° 06′ 57.1″ | 5.71 | 0.68 | 331 | G6III | |||||||
HD 54079 | 54079 | 34387 | 07h 07m 49.48s | +07° 28′ 16.7″ | 5.74 | −0.47 | 568 | K0III: | |||||||
HD 56031 | 56031 | 35120 | 07h 15m 39.42s | +07° 58′ 39.9″ | 5.78 | −0.56 | 604 | M4III | semiregular variable, ΔV = 0.08m | ||||||
δ3 CMi | δ3 | 9 | 60357 | 36812 | 07h 34m 15.89s | +03° 22′ 18.3″ | 5.83 | −0.75 | 676 | A0Vnn | |||||
HD 64685 | 64685 | 38712 | 07h 55m 31.44s | +08° 51′ 47.0″ | 5.86 | 2.95 | 124 | F2IV | |||||||
HD 60803 | 60803 | 37031 | 07h 36m 34.77s | +05° 51′ 43.6″ | 5.89 | 2.69 | 142 | G0V | binary | ||||||
HD 56989 | 56989 | 35476 | 07h 19m 22.37s | +02° 44′ 26.6″ | 5.90 | −0.11 | 520 | G9III | |||||||
HD 57006 | 57006 | 35509 | 07h 19m 47.61s | +07° 08′ 35.1″ | 5.91 | 2.04 | 193 | F8IV | |||||||
HD 61887 | 61887 | 37478 | 07h 41m 35.16s | +03° 37′ 29.4″ | 5.95 | 0.00 | 504 | A0V | |||||||
HD 57608 | 57608 | 35712 | 07h 22m 03.48s | +00° 10′ 37.7″ | 5.99 | −5.08 | 5344 | B8III | |||||||
HD 65066 | 65066 | 38868 | 07h 57m 15.88s | +08° 38′ 28.6″ | 6.03 | 1.25 | 294 | K0III | |||||||
HD 55111 | 55111 | 34768 | 07h 11m 51.39s | +05° 39′ 17.0″ | 6.07 | −0.83 | 782 | A1V | |||||||
HD 55184 | 55184 | 34789 | 07h 12m 07.50s | +05° 28′ 27.7″ | 6.15 | −0.67 | 753 | K0III | |||||||
HD 64938 | 64938 | 38794 | 07h 56m 23.91s | +04° 29′ 08.1″ | 6.16 | −0.91 | 845 | G8III | |||||||
HD 62264 | 62264 | 37614 | 07h 43m 05.42s | +00° 11′ 21.7″ | 6.17 | 0.46 | 453 | K0III | |||||||
HD 63799 | 63799 | 38300 | 07h 50m 47.36s | +03° 16′ 38.4″ | 6.17 | 0.81 | 384 | K1III | |||||||
HD 66011 | 66011 | 39271 | 08h 01m 50.73s | +08° 54′ 50.2″ | 6.22 | 2.34 | 194 | G0IV | |||||||
HD 60275 | 60275 | 36796 | 07h 34m 04.98s | +10° 34′ 05.2″ | 6.28 | 0.73 | 420 | A1V | |||||||
BC CMi | BC | 64052 | 38406 | 07h 52m 07.16s | +03° 16′ 39.1″ | 6.30 | 0.75 | 420 | M5 | semiregular variable, Vmax = 6.14m, Vmin = 6.42m, P = 35 d | |||||
HD 65123 | 65123 | 38870 | 07h 57m 16.39s | +01° 07′ 37.3″ | 6.35 | 2.51 | 191 | F6V | |||||||
HD 58552 | 58552 | 36123 | 07h 26m 27.81s | +10° 36′ 29.0″ | 6.38 | 1.45 | 316 | A2IV | |||||||
HD 59603 | 59603 | 36553 | 07h 31m 08.79s | +11° 12′ 10.8″ | 6.38 | −0.32 | 712 | K0 | |||||||
HD 63838 | 63838 | 38306 | 07h 50m 53.42s | +00° 04′ 46.4″ | 6.38 | 0.86 | 414 | K2III | |||||||
HD 58599 | 58599 | 36141 | 07h 26m 41.22s | +11° 00′ 31.9″ | 6.39 | −1.55 | 1264 | B7II-III | |||||||
HD 62407 | 62407 | 37723 | 07h 44m 14.07s | +12° 51′ 36.4″ | 6.40 | −0.75 | 876 | K0 | |||||||
HD 63475 | 63475 | 38196 | 07h 49m 32.32s | +12° 48′ 51.5″ | 6.42 | 0.44 | 511 | K0 | |||||||
BU CMi | BU | 65241 | 38945 | 07h 58m 05.90s | +07° 12′ 48.8″ | 6.42 | −0.64 | 842 | A0V | Algol variable | |||||
HD 57707 | 57707 | 35751 | 07h 22m 28.30s | +00° 42′ 03.4″ | 6.43 | 2.24 | 225 | G5 | |||||||
AZ CMi | AZ | 62437 | 37705 | 07h 44m 07.64s | +02° 24′ 19.6″ | 6.46 | 0.84 | 433 | A5IV | δ Sct variable, Vmax = 6.44m, Vmin = 6.51m, P = 0.09526 d | |||||
HD 63798 | 63798 | 38303 | 07h 50m 51.11s | +04° 27′ 33.8″ | 6.49 | 1.12 | 387 | G5 | |||||||
HD 62286 | 62286 | 37634 | 07h 43m 21.21s | +04° 56′ 44.9″ | 6.50 | 0.03 | 643 | K0 | |||||||
S CMi | S | 59950 | 36675 | 07h 32m 43.07s | +08° 19′ 05.2″ | 6.60 | 2450 | M7-8e | Mira variable, Vmax = 6.6m, Vmin = 13.2m, P = 332.94 d | ||||||
AI CMi | AI | 07h 35m 41.15s | +00° 14′ 58.0″ | 8.31 | G5Iab | slow irregular variable, Vmax = 7.77m, Vmin = 9.53m | |||||||||
HD 56126 | CY | 56126 | 07h 16m 10.6s | +09° 59′ 48.0″ | 8.32 | F5Iab | post-AGB star, ΔV = 0.18m, P = 39 d | ||||||||
YY CMi | YY | 67110 | 08h 06m 38.56s | +01° 55′ 46.5″ | 8.70 | F7V | β Lyr variable, Vmax = 8.33m, Vmin = 9.13m, P = 1.0940197 d | ||||||||
AD CMi | AD | 64191 | 38473 | 07h 52m 47.18s | +01° 35′ 50.5″ | 9.38 | 528 | F2:III | δ Sct variable, Vmax = 9.21m, Vmin = 9.51m, P = 0.12297443 d | ||||||
Luyten's star | 36208 | 07h 27m 24.91s | +05° 13′ 32.8″ | 9.87 | 11.94 | 12.37 | M3.5V | ||||||||
XZ CMi | XZ | 07h 54m 07.06s | +03° 39′ 20.4″ | 10.25 | F0 | Algol variable, Vmax = 9.7m, Vmin = 10.42m, P = 0.5780095 d | |||||||||
AK CMi | AK | 07h 40m 15.60s | +03° 57′ 09.5″ | 10.73 | A-F | Algol variable | |||||||||
YZ CMi | YZ | 07h 44m 40.17s | +03° 33′ 08.8″ | 11.23 | 19.419 | M4.5V | BY Dra and UV Cet variable | ||||||||
HAT-P-50 | 07h 52m 15.0s | +28° 08′ 22″ | 11.76 | 1947 | has a transiting planet (b) | ||||||||||
BG CMi | BG | 07h 31m 29.01s | +09° 56′ 23.1″ | 14.5 | DQ Her variable, Vmax = 13.9m, Vmin = 15.6m, P = 0.13475 d | ||||||||||
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See also
- List of stars by constellation
References
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