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Procyon is a binary star system located in the constellation Canis Minor and is designated Alpha Canis Minoris. It is the eighth brightest star in the Earth's night sky and is situated approximately 11.5 light-years away. The primary component, Procyon A, is an F-type main-sequence star that is tran...
Procyon B is a white dwarf star and the fainter component of the Procyon binary system in the constellation Canis Minor. It orbits Procyon A, an F-type main-sequence star that is among the brightest stars in the night sky. The companion's existence was first inferred from irregularities in Procyon A...
Luyten's Star is a nearby red dwarf situated roughly 12.5 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Canis Minor. Named after the astronomer Willem Jacob Luyten, it is a moderately active M-type star with roughly a quarter of the Sun's mass. In 2017, astronomers confirmed the presence of two e...
Abell 24 is a large, faint planetary nebula in Canis Minor, cataloged by American astronomer George Abell in his 1966 planetary-nebula survey.
