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Canis Minor is a
small constellation in the
northern celestial hemisphere. In the
second century, it was
included as an asterism, or pattern, of two stars...
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modern constellations. Its name is
Latin for "greater dog" in
contrast to
Canis Minor, the "lesser dog"; both
figures are
commonly represented as following...
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constellation Canis Minor,
sorted by
decreasing brightness.
Lists of
stars by
constellation Bode's λ of both Argo and
Canis Minor. Flamsteed's 13th...
- The
Canis Major Overdensity (CMa Overdensity) or
Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy (CMa Dwarf) is a
disputed dwarf irregular galaxy in the
Local Group, located...
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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...
- capitalised: CMa for
Canis Major, CMi for
Canis Minor. Two
cases are ambiguous: Leo for the
constellation Leo
could be
mistaken for Leo
Minor (abbreviated LMi)...
- Beta
Canis Minoris (β
Canis Minoris,
abbreviated Beta CMi, β CMi), also
named Gomeisa /ɡɒˈmaɪzə/, is a star in the
constellation of
Canis Minor. In the...
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According to
traditional Chinese uranography, the
modern constellation Canis Minor is
located within the
southern quadrant of the sky,
which is symbolized...
- to the west, Lynx to the north, Leo
Minor to the northeast, Leo to the east,
Hydra to the south, and
Canis Minor to the southwest. The three-letter abbreviation...
- Procyon, the
primary stars in the
three constellations of
Canis Major, Orion, and
Canis Minor, respectively. For much of the
night in the
northern winter...
