Canis Minor The Beast
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
History
Ptolemy in the second century
Photo by Frank Wuestefeld
When Icarius served wine, his friends thought it was poison and killed him. His dog, Canis Minor died of grief so Zeus placed his image among the stars.
Photo by Werner Kunz
Procyon
- Type of star: yellowish subgiant
- Distance from earth:11ly
- Magnitude: 0.4
- Color and surface tempature: F5
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INTERESTING FACTS
- Belongs to the Orion family
- It contains the 7th brightest star in the sky
- It occupies an area of 183 sq degrees (43rd in size)
- Its best veiwing location is 9pm in the month of March
Photo by rishibando
More Info
It has no stars with known planets.It has had one meteor. It is associated with Canis Minorids.
Photo by atomicshark
CLOSE CONSTELLATIONS
- Gemini
- Monoceros
- Cancer
- Hydra
