Stars in Canis Minor
The brightest star in Canis Minor is Procyon, at apparent magnitude 0.37 and 11 ly from Earth, one of 12 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 3 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procyon | 0.37 | 11.4 ly | Yellow-white subgiant | 6,654 K |
| 2 | Gomeisa | 2.89 | 162 ly | B8Vvar | ~11,523 K |
| 3 | Gamma CMi | 4.33 | 318 ly | K3III SB | ~3,910 K |
| 4 | HD 66141 | 4.38 | 222 ly | K2 III | 4,323 K |
| 5 | HD 63935 | 8.58 | 160 ly | G-type | 5,513 K |
| 6 | Luyten's Star | 9.84 | 19.3 ly | M3.5 | 3,382 K |
| 7 | KELT-19 A | 9.86 | 979 ly | A8 V | 7,500 K |
| 8 | NGTS-39 | 11.57 | 908 ly | F9 V | 6,053 K |
| 9 | TOI-969 | 11.65 | 252 ly | K V | 4,435 K |
| 10 | HAT-P-50 | 11.70 | 1,681 ly | F5 | 6,280 K |
| 11 | TIC 320419023 | 12.16 | 942 ly | G-type | 5,703 K |
| 12 | GJ 3473 | 13.74 | 89.3 ly | M4 | 3,347 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Canis Minor?
The brightest star in Canis Minor is Procyon, at apparent magnitude 0.37 and 11 ly from Earth, one of 12 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 3 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Canis Minor?
The nearest of them is Procyon, 11 ly away.