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Procyon
yellow-white · Canis Minor · α CMi
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About this star
Procyon is a yellow-white star in the constellation Canis Minor, 11.5 ly from Earth. The light leaving it tonight began travelling about 12 years ago — bright enough to find with your own eyes on a clear night.
- Designation
- α CMi · HIP 37279
- Spectral type
- F5 IV-V · yellow-white
- Right ascension
- 07h 39m 18s
- Declination
- +05° 13′ 30″
- Magnitude
- 0.34 naked-eye
- Distance
- 11.5 ly
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.