Constellation
Canis Minor
Canis Minor (CMi) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Procyon (magnitude 0.40).
| Latin name | Canis Minor |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CMi |
| Brightest star | Procyon |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 75 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 9 |
| Deep-sky objects | 21 |
| Galaxies | 16 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 84° S. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Procyon 0.40 · 11.5 light-years
- Gomeisa 2.89 · 161.7 light-years
- γ CMi 4.33 · 1,041 light-years
- HD 66141 4.39 · 260.4 light-years
- 6 CMi 4.55 · 588.6 light-years
- ε CMi 4.99 · 817.3 light-years
- ζ CMi 5.12 · 814.9 light-years
- η CMi 5.22 · 319.2 light-years
- δ¹ CMi 5.24 · 817.5 light-years
- 11 CMi 5.25 · 301.1 light-years
- 14 CMi 5.30 · 256.6 light-years
- HIP 34987 5.36 · 773.8 light-years
- 1 CMi 5.37 · 297.1 light-years
- δ² CMi 5.59 · 140.9 light-years
- HIP 39213 5.65 · 313.8 light-years
- HIP 35005 5.71 · 329.7 light-years
- HIP 34387 5.74 · 601.0 light-years
- HIP 35120 5.78 · 563.4 light-years
- δ³ CMi 5.83 · 708.6 light-years
- HIP 38712 5.86 · 126.4 light-years
- HIP 37031 5.89 · 135.4 light-years
- HIP 35476 5.90 · 737.7 light-years
- HIP 35509 5.91 · 176.4 light-years
- HIP 37478 5.95 · 626.0 light-years
- HIP 35712 5.99 · 1,779 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- HD 66141 1 planet(s)
- HD 63935 2 planet(s)
- Luyten's Star 2 planet(s)
- KELT-19 A 1 planet(s)
- NGTS-39 1 planet(s)
- HAT-P-50 1 planet(s)
- TOI-969 2 planet(s)
- TIC 320419023 1 planet(s)
- GJ 3473 2 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- PSR J0709+0458 Pulsar
- ASCC 41 Star cluster
- FSR 1147 Star cluster
- FSR 1091 Star cluster
- FSR 1133 Star cluster
- Saurer 1 Star cluster
- ASCC 35 Star cluster
- Berkeley 35 Star cluster
- FSR 1076 Star cluster
- FSR 1083 Star cluster
- Berkeley 78 Star cluster
- FSR 1102 Star cluster
- ASCC 34 Star cluster
- FSR 1087 Star cluster
- FSR 1084 Star cluster
- FSR 1064 Star cluster
- Dolidze 26 Star cluster
- FSR 1044 Star cluster
- A 20 Planetary nebula
- K 1-11 Planetary nebula
- A 24 Planetary nebula
Galaxies
- AGC174605 19.6 million light-years
- AGC174585 19.9 million light-years
- UGC 3755 24.2 million light-years
- IC 494 214.6 million light-years
- NGC 2538 186.3 million light-years
- NGC 2470 188.7 million light-years
- IC 2231 424.6 million light-years
- IC 498 472.6 million light-years
- NGC 2504 122.0 million light-years
- NGC 2485 214.8 million light-years
- NGC 2499 455.6 million light-years
- NGC 2496 445.2 million light-years
- NGC 2511 208.1 million light-years
- NGC 2402 NED01 246.9 million light-years
- NGC 2416 237.7 million light-years
- NGC 2350 89.0 million light-years
Its other stars
- HYG 109399
- HIP 38868
- HIP 34768
- HIP 34789
- HIP 38794
- HIP 37614
- HIP 38300
- HIP 39271
- HIP 36796
- HIP 38406
- HIP 38870
- HIP 36123
- HIP 36553
- HIP 38306
- HIP 36141
- HIP 37723
- HIP 38196
- HIP 38945
- HIP 35751
- HIP 37705
- HIP 38303
- HIP 37634
- HD 63935
- Gl 281
- Luyten's Star
- KELT-19 A
- Gl 287
- Gl 280B
- Gl 285
- NGTS-39
- HAT-P-50
- TOI-969
- GJ 1099
- TIC 320419023
- GJ 3461
- GJ 3454
- GJ 1103A
- GJ 3485
- GJ 3465
- GJ 3473
- GJ 3467
- GJ 3463
- GJ 1103B
- GJ 1102A
- GJ 1102B
- GJ 3474B
- 2MASS J07415784+0531568
- SDSS J075752.70+091410.0
- CWISE J080436.67-000028.6
- WISEA J075438.20+090044.9