List of stars in Canis Minor

Last updated November 07, 2024

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Canis Minor, sorted by decreasing brightness.

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

Notes

↑ Bode's λ of both Argo and Canis Minor.
↑ Flamsteed's 13th of Navis (13 Nav).
↑ No Hipparcos designation.

References

Wagman, M., Lost Stars: Lost, Missing, and Troublesome Stars from the Catalogues of Johannes Bayer, Nichoilas-Louis de Lacaille, John Flamsteed, and Sundry Others, The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, Blaksburg, 2003, p. 460.
Flamsteed, J., (ed.) "Stellarum Inerrantium Catalogus Britannicus", Historia Coelestis Britannca, vol.3, H. Meere, London, 1725, p. 32.
ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues" . Retrieved 26 December 2006.
Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index" . Retrieved 26 December 2006.
Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position" . Retrieved 26 December 2006.
Gould, B. A. "Uranometria Argentina". Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2004). "Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2)" . Retrieved 8 April 2012.
Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2012). "General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS database, version 2012Feb)" . Retrieved 8 April 2012.
"AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

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[1] Bode's λ of both Argo and Canis Minor.

[2] Flamsteed's 13th of Navis (13 Nav).

[3] No Hipparcos designation.

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List of stars in Canis Minor

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