Star
Procyon
α Canis Minoris · HIP 37279 · Yellow-white subgiant
True colour from its B–V index (0.43) — a surface around 6,700 K.
Distance
11.5 light-years
Spectral type
F5IV-V
Brightness
mag 0.40
Absolute mag
2.67
Luminosity
7.4 × Sun
Surface
~6,700 K
Right ascension
7h 39m 18s
Declination
+5° 13′
- Procyon is a yellow-white subgiant in Canis Minor.
In your sky
Share your location to see where this is in your sky right now.
More stars in Canis Minor
- Gomeisamag 2.89
- γ Canis Minorismag 4.33
- G Canis Minorismag 4.39
- 6 Canis Minorismag 4.55
- ε Canis Minorismag 4.99
Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.