List of stars in Canis Minor

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Canis Minor, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Notes

Procyon

61421

37279

07 39 18.54

+05° 13′ 39.0″

0.34

2.65

F5IV-V

Antecanis, Al Shira, Elgomaisa; 7th brightest star, 13th nearest star system; binary; suspected variable, V_max = 0.34, V_min = 0.41

β CMi

58715

36188

07 27 09.07

+08° 17′ 21.9″

2.89

−0.70

170

B8Vvar

Gomeisa; γ Cas variable, V_max = 2.84, V_min = 2.92

γ CMi

58972

36284

07 28 09.83

+08° 55′ 31.8″

4.33

−1.10

318

K3III SB

semiregular variable, V_max = 4.30, V_min = 4.34, P = 55 d

HD 66141

(λ)

(13)

66141

39311

08 02 15.95

+02° 20′ 03.5″

4.39

−0.13

261

K2III

suspected variable; has a planet (b)

6 CMi

59294

36425

07 29 47.78

+12° 00′ 23.8″

4.55

−1.63

560

K2III

suspected variable, V_max = 4.48, V_min = 4.55

ε CMi

58367

36041

07 25 38.90

+09° 16′ 34.0″

4.99

−2.42

988

G8III

ζ CMi

63975

38373

07 51 42.00

+01° 46′ 00.8″

5.12

−0.43

420

B8II

η CMi

58923

36265

07 28 02.08

+06° 56′ 31.5″

5.22

0.06

351

F0III

δ CMi

59881

36641

07 32 05.95

+01° 54′ 52.1″

5.24

−1.67

787

F0III

11 CMi

62832

37921

07 46 16.22

+10° 46′ 05.9″

5.25

0.34

312

A1Vnn

14 CMi

65345

38962

07 58 20.75

+02° 13′ 28.3″

5.30

0.75

264

K0III

HD 55751

55751

34987

07 14 20.07

+03° 06′ 41.1″

5.36

−1.45

749

K0III

1 CMi

58187

35987

07 24 58.19

+11° 40′ 10.4″

5.37

0.43

317

A5IV

δ CMi

60111

36723

07 33 11.68

+03° 17′ 25.0″

5.59

2.44

139

F2V

HD 65900

65900

39213

08 01 13.91

+04° 52′ 47.2″

5.65

0.52

346

A1V

HD 55730

55730

35005

07 14 32.65

+12° 06′ 57.1″

5.71

0.68

331

G6III

HD 54079

54079

34387

07 07 49.48

+07° 28′ 16.7″

5.74

−0.47

568

K0III:

HD 56031

56031

35120

07 15 39.42

+07° 58′ 39.9″

5.78

−0.56

604

M4III

semiregular variable, ΔV = 0.08

δ CMi

60357

36812

07 34 15.89

+03° 22′ 18.3″

5.83

−0.75

676

A0Vnn

HD 64685

64685

38712

07 55 31.44

+08° 51′ 47.0″

5.86

2.95

124

F2IV

HD 60803

60803

37031

07 36 34.77

+05° 51′ 43.6″

5.89

2.69

142

G0V

binary

HD 56989

56989

35476

07 19 22.37

+02° 44′ 26.6″

5.90

−0.11

520

G9III

HD 57006

57006

35509

07 19 47.61

+07° 08′ 35.1″

5.91

2.04

193

F8IV

HD 61887

61887

37478

07 41 35.16

+03° 37′ 29.4″

5.95

0.00

504

A0V

HD 57608

57608

35712

07 22 03.48

+00° 10′ 37.7″

5.99

−5.08

5344

B8III

HD 61563

61563

07 40 06.99

+05° 13′ 52.2″

6.07

-0.26

670

A0IV+A0IV

binary

HD 65066

65066

38868

07 57 15.88

+08° 38′ 28.6″

6.03

1.25

294

K0III

HD 55111

55111

34768

07 11 51.39

+05° 39′ 17.0″

6.07

−0.83

782

A1V

HD 55184

55184

34789

07 12 07.50

+05° 28′ 27.7″

6.15

−0.67

753

K0III

HD 64938

64938

38794

07 56 23.91

+04° 29′ 08.1″

6.16

−0.91

845

G8III

HD 62264

62264

37614

07 43 05.42

+00° 11′ 21.7″

6.17

0.46

453

K0III

HD 63799

63799

38300

07 50 47.36

+03° 16′ 38.4″

6.17

0.81

384

K1III

HD 66011

66011

39271

08 01 50.73

+08° 54′ 50.2″

6.22

2.34

194

G0IV

HD 60275

60275

36796

07 34 04.98

+10° 34′ 05.2″

6.28

0.73

420

A1V

BC CMi

64052

38406

07 52 07.16

+03° 16′ 39.1″

6.30

0.75

420

semiregular variable, V_max = 6.14, V_min = 6.42, P = 35 d

HD 65123

65123

38870

07 57 16.39

+01° 07′ 37.3″

6.35

2.51

191

F6V

HD 58552

58552

36123

07 26 27.81

+10° 36′ 29.0″

6.38

1.45

316

A2IV

HD 59603

59603

36553

07 31 08.79

+11° 12′ 10.8″

6.38

−0.32

712

HD 63838

63838

38306

07 50 53.42

+00° 04′ 46.4″

6.38

0.86

414

K2III

HD 58599

58599

36141

07 26 41.22

+11° 00′ 31.9″

6.39

−1.55

1264

B7II-III

HD 62407

62407

37723

07 44 14.07

+12° 51′ 36.4″

6.40

−0.75

876

HD 63475

63475

38196

07 49 32.32

+12° 48′ 51.5″

6.42

0.44

511

BU CMi

65241

38945

07 58 05.90

+07° 12′ 48.8″

6.42

−0.64

842

A0V

Algol variable

HD 57707

57707

35751

07 22 28.30

+00° 42′ 03.4″

6.43

2.24

225

AZ CMi

62437

37705

07 44 07.64

+02° 24′ 19.6″

6.46

0.84

433

A5IV

δ Sct variable, V_max = 6.44, V_min = 6.51, P = 0.09526 d

HD 63798

63798

38303

07 50 51.11

+04° 27′ 33.8″

6.49

1.12

387

HD 62286

62286

37634

07 43 21.21

+04° 56′ 44.9″

6.50

0.03

643

S CMi

59950

36675

07 32 43.07

+08° 19′ 05.2″

6.60

2450

M7-8e

Mira variable, V_max = 6.6, V_min = 13.2, P = 332.94 d

AI CMi

07 35 41.15

+00° 14′ 58.0″

8.31

G5Iab

slow irregular variable, V_max = 7.77, V_min = 9.53

HD 56126

56126

07 16 10.6

+09° 59′ 48.0″

8.32

F5Iab

post-AGB star, ΔV = 0.18, P = 39 d

YY CMi

67110

08 06 38.56

+01° 55′ 46.5″

8.70

F7V

β Lyr variable, V_max = 8.33, V_min = 9.13, P = 1.0940197 d

AD CMi

64191

38473

07 52 47.18

+01° 35′ 50.5″

9.38

528

F2:III

δ Sct variable, V_max = 9.21, V_min = 9.51, P = 0.12297443 d

Luyten's star

36208

07 27 24.91

+05° 13′ 32.8″

9.87

11.94

12.37

M3.5V

XZ CMi

07 54 07.06

+03° 39′ 20.4″

10.25

Algol variable, V_max = 9.7, V_min = 10.42, P = 0.5780095 d

AK CMi

07 40 15.60

+03° 57′ 09.5″

10.73

A-F

Algol variable

YZ CMi

07 44 40.17

+03° 33′ 08.8″

11.23

19.419

M4.5V

BY Dra and UV Cet variable

HAT-P-50

07 52 15.0

+12° 08′ 22″

11.76

1947

has a transiting planet (b)

BG CMi

07 31 29.01

+09° 56′ 23.1″

14.5

DQ Her variable, V_max = 13.9, V_min = 15.6, P = 0.13475 d

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties

Notes

Bode's λ of both Argo and Canis Minor.
Flamsteed's 13th of Navis (13 Nav).
No Hipparcos designation.

References

Wagman, M., Lost Stars: Lost, Missing, and Troublesome Stars from the Catalogues of Johannes Bayer, Nichoilas-Louis de Lacaille, John Flamsteed, and Sundry Others, The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, Blaksburg, 2003, p. 460.
Flamsteed, J., (ed.) "Stellarum Inerrantium Catalogus Britannicus", Historia Coelestis Britannica, vol.3, H. Meere, London, 1725, p. 32.
ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". Retrieved 26 December 2006.
Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index". Retrieved 26 December 2006.
Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position". Retrieved 26 December 2006.
Gould, B. A. "Uranometria Argentina". Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2004). "Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2)". Retrieved 8 April 2012.
Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2012). "General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS database, version 2012Feb)". Retrieved 8 April 2012.
"AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

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Constellation of Canis Minor

Stars

Bayer	α (Procyon) β (Gomeisa) γ δ δ δ ε ζ η λ (13 Pup)
Flamsteed	1 6 11 14
Variable	S YY YZ AZ BC BG BU
HR	2918 2950
Other	Luyten's Star

Exoplanets	Luyten b

Galaxies

NGC	2485 2491
Other	PKS 0736+017

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