List of stars in Canis Minor explained

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

Name	B	F	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
	α	10		61421	37279			0.34	2.65	11	F5IV-V	Antecanis, Al Shira, Elgomaisa; 7th brightest star, 13th nearest star system; binary; suspected variable,
	β	3		58715	36188			2.89	−0.70	170	B8Vvar	Gomeisa; γ Cas variable,
	γ	4		58972	36284			4.33	−1.10	318	K3III SB	semiregular variable,
	(λ)^[1]	(13)^[2]		66141	39311			4.39	−0.13	261	K2III	suspected variable; has a planet (b)
		6		59294	36425			4.55	−1.63	560	K2III	suspected variable,
	ε	2		58367	36041			4.99	−2.42	988	G8III
	ζ	13		63975	38373			5.12	−0.43	420	B8II
	η	5		58923	36265			5.22	0.06	351	F0III
	δ^1	7		59881	36641			5.24	−1.67	787	F0III
		11		62832	37921			5.25	0.34	312	A1Vnn
		14		65345	38962			5.30	0.75	264	K0III
				55751	34987			5.36	−1.45	749	K0III
		1		58187	35987			5.37	0.43	317	A5IV
	δ^2	8		60111	36723			5.59	2.44	139	F2V
				65900	39213			5.65	0.52	346	A1V
HD 55730				55730	35005			5.71	0.68	331	G6III
				54079	34387			5.74	−0.47	568	K0III:
				56031	35120			5.78	−0.56	604	M4III	semiregular variable,
	δ^3	9		60357	36812			5.83	−0.75	676	A0Vnn
				64685	38712			5.86	2.95	124	F2IV
				60803	37031			5.89	2.69	142	G0V	binary
				56989	35476			5.90	−0.11	520	G9III
				57006	35509			5.91	2.04	193	F8IV
				61887	37478			5.95	0.00	504	A0V
				57608	35712			5.99	−5.08	5344	B8III
				61563	^[3]			6.07	-0.26	670	A0IV+A0IV	binary
				65066	38868			6.03	1.25	294	K0III
				55111	34768			6.07	−0.83	782	A1V
				55184	34789			6.15	−0.67	753	K0III
				64938	38794			6.16	−0.91	845	G8III
				62264	37614			6.17	0.46	453	K0III
				63799	38300			6.17	0.81	384	K1III
				66011	39271			6.22	2.34	194	G0IV
				60275	36796			6.28	0.73	420	A1V
			BC	64052	38406			6.30	0.75	420	M5	semiregular variable,
				65123	38870			6.35	2.51	191	F6V
				58552	36123			6.38	1.45	316	A2IV
				59603	36553			6.38	−0.32	712	K0
				63838	38306			6.38	0.86	414	K2III
				58599	36141			6.39	−1.55	1264	B7II-III
				62407	37723			6.40	−0.75	876	K0
				63475	38196			6.42	0.44	511	K0
			BU	65241	38945			6.42	−0.64	842	A0V	Algol variable
				57707	35751			6.43	2.24	225	G5
			AZ	62437	37705			6.46	0.84	433	A5IV	δ Sct variable,
				63798	38303			6.49	1.12	387	G5
				62286	37634			6.50	0.03	643	K0
			S	59950	36675			6.60		2450	M7-8e	Mira variable,
			AI					8.31			G5Iab	slow irregular variable,
			CY	56126				8.32			F5Iab	post-AGB star,
			YY	67110				8.70			F7V	β Lyr variable,
			AD	64191	38473			9.38		528	F2:III	δ Sct variable,
Luyten's star					36208			9.87	11.94	12.37	M3.5V
			XZ					10.25			F0	Algol variable,
			AK					10.73			A-F	Algol variable
			YZ					11.23		19.419	M4.5V	BY Dra and UV Cet variable
								11.76		1947		has a transiting planet (b)
			BG					14.5				DQ Her variable,

See also

• Lists of stars by constellation

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.
• Web site: ESA . European Space Agency . The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues . 1997 . 26 December 2006 .
• Web site: Kostjuk . N. D. . HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index . 2002 . 26 December 2006 .
• Web site: Roman . N. G. . Identification of a Constellation from a Position . 1987 . 26 December 2006 .
• Web site: Gould . B. A. . Uranometria Argentina . Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F . 19 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227032716/http://www.uranometriaargentina.com/ . 27 February 2012 .
• Web site: Samus . N. N. . Durlevich. O. V.. etal . Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2) . 2004 . 8 April 2012 .
• Web site: Samus . N. N. . Durlevich. O. V.. etal . General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS database, version 2012Feb) . 2012 . 8 April 2012 .
• Web site: AAVSO Website . American Association of Variable Star Observers . 9 March 2014 .

Notes and References

1. [Johann Elert Bode|Bode]
2. [John Flamsteed|Flamsteed]
3. No Hipparcos designation.