Procyon

Name : Procyon Designation : Alpha Canis Minoris Constellation : Canis Minor Apparent Magnitude : 0.4 Absolute Magnitude : 2.6 Distance : 11 light years Luminosity x Sun : 7 Frontier Coordinates : 1,0

Procyon is derived from the Greek phrase for "Before the dog". This is due to the fact that it rises in the night sky before Sirius, the Dog star. According to legend, the hunter Orion was accompanied by his two hunting dogs. One is marked by the Canis Major constellation, which includes Sirius, the other by Procyon and its companions which make up Canis Minor. Procyon itself is a binary star, orbited by a 13th magnitude white dwarf.

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