CMi (Canis Minor): Little Dog

[RA: 8Hr; Dec: 5º; Area: 183 sq. deg. Ranked 71st]

Stars

· α CMi (Procyon Greek: Before the Dog) [BSC2943; SAO115756; RA: 7Hr 39m 18.1s; Dec: 5º 13m 30s; Mg: 0.38; B-V: 0.42; Type: F5IV-V]. Has a white dwarf companion of Mg 10.8 called Procyon B.

· β CMi (Gomeisa Arabic: The bleary-eyed one) [BSC2845; SAO115456; RA: 7Hr 27m 9s; Dec: 8º 17m 21s; Mg: 2.9; B-V: -0.09; Type: B8Ve].