Procyon
Sign in to saveProcyon () is the brightest star in the constellation of Canis Minor and usually the eighth-brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent visual magnitude of 0.34. It has the Bayer designation α Canis Minoris, which is Latinized to Alpha Canis Minoris, and abbreviated α CMi or Alpha CMi, respectively. As determined by the European Space Agency Hipparcos astrometry satellite, this system lies at a distance of just , and is therefore one of Earth's nearest stellar neighbors. A binary star system, Procyon consists of a white-hued main-sequence star of spectral type F5 IV–V, designated co
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Procyon is the eighth-brightest star visible from Earth and the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, making it one of the most prominent points of light in our night sky. Located relatively close to Earth as one of our nearest stellar neighbors, Procyon is a binary star system composed of a main-sequence star and another stellar companion.
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13 sectionsContents
- Observation
- Stellar system
- Procyon A
- Oscillations
- Procyon B
- X-ray emission
- Possibility of life
- Etymology and cultural significance
- View from this system
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
Procyon () is the brightest star in the constellation of Canis Minor and usually the eighth-brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent visual magnitude of 0.34. It has the Bayer designation α Canis Minoris, which is Latinized to Alpha Canis Minoris, and abbreviated α CMi or Alpha CMi, respectively. As determined by the European Space Agency Hipparcos astrometry satellite, this system lies at a distance of just , and is therefore one of Earth's nearest stellar neighbors. A binary star system, Procyon consists of a white-hued main-sequence star of spectral type F5 IV–V, designated component A, in orbit with a faint white dwarf companion of spectral type DQZ, named Procyon B. The pair orbit each other with a period of 40.84 years and an eccentricity of 0.4.
==Observation==