Canis Minor 

Canis Minor
Abbreviation	CMi
Genitive	Canis Minoris
Meaning in English	the Smaller Dog
Right ascension	8 h
Declination	5°
Visible to latitude	Between 85° and -75°
On meridian	9 p.m., March 1
Area  - Total	Ranked 71th 182 sq. deg.
Number of stars with apparent magnitude < 3	2
Brightest star  - Apparent magnitude	Procyon (α Canis Minoris) 0.38
Meteor showers	Canis-Minorids[?]
Bordering constellations	Monoceros Gemini Cancer Hydra

Notable features

Canis Minor is a small constellation mainly consisting of two stars, Procyon (α Canis Minoris, 0.38^m) and Gomeisa[?] (β Canis Minoris, 2.9^m). Procyon is the eighth brightest star in the night sky, and a part of the Winter Triangle. Procyon means "before the dog" in Greek, as it rises before the Dog Star, Sirius, of Canis Major.

Notable deep sky objects

Being such a small constellation, Canis Minor has no deep sky object brighter than 10 Mag.

Mythology

Canis Minor is the smaller of the two hunting dogs of Orion. See also the constellations of Orion and Canis Major.

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