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What is the brightest star in canis minor?
Procyon is the brightest star in Canis Minor.
When can you see canis minor?
You can see Canis Minor the best during the winter time. Once you see Orion soon you can see Canis Minor.
How did the constellation canis minor get its name?
Because it looks like a small dog
The nickname for canis minor is?
the small dog!!!!! :)
Where did Canis Minor get his name?
From Orion the hunter
What is the brightest star in canis minor?
Procyon is the brightest star in Canis Minor.
When can you see canis minor?
You can see Canis Minor the best during the winter time. Once you see Orion soon you can see Canis Minor.
How did the constellation canis minor get its name?
Because it looks like a small dog
Why was the Canis minor nicknamed the small dog?
Because Canis minor means "Small dog" in latin.
How many light years is Canis Minor to Earth?
Canis Minor is not star. It is an area of the sky (a constellation). It contains a lot of stars at many different distances.
What is the magnitude of Canis Minor?
Canis Minor has two stars and they are Procyon and Gomeisa. Procyon has the magnitude of 0.4 and Gomeisa has the magnitude of 2.9. It is true that Canis Minor is a constellation and that it doesn't have a magnitude of its own, but its star has its own magnitude.
How far away is Canis Minor from the sun?
Canis Minor has no distance, it is only an area of sky on the celestial sphere. The brightest star is Procyon, Alpha Canis Minoris, which is one of the nearby ones.
Brightest star in Canis minor?
sirius
Where did Canis Minor get his name?
From Orion the hunter
The nickname for canis minor is?
the small dog!!!!! :)
What is canis minor's nickname?
In English it is the smaller dog.
What galaxy does the constellation Canis minor belong to?
Orion
