Canis Minor

Canis Minor

Abbreviation:
CMi
Genitive:
Canis Minoris
Translation:
The Lesser Dog
Right Ascention:
8h 0m
Declination:
5°

Orion's other hunting dog. Its stars resemble more of a tail than an actual animal. Its brightest star, Procyon, was used as the lookout for the morning sighting of Sirius (see Canis Major), which named this part of the year the "dog days of summer".

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