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

Name

B

F

Var

HD

HIP

RA

Dec

Dist. (ly)

Notes

α

10

61421

37279

07^h 39^m 18.54^s

+05° 13′ 39.0″

0.34

2.65

11

F5IV-V

Antecanis, Al Shira, Elgomaisa; 7th brightest star, 13th nearest star system; binary; suspected variable, V_max = 0.34^m, V_min = 0.41^m

β CMi

β

3

58715

36188

07^h 27^m 09.07^s

+08° 17′ 21.9″

2.89

−0.70

170

B8Vvar

Gomeisa; γ Cas variable, V_max = 2.84^m, V_min = 2.92^m

γ CMi

γ

4

58972

36284

07^h 28^m 09.83^s

+08° 55′ 31.8″

4.33

−1.10

318

K3III SB

semiregular variable, V_max = 4.30^m, V_min = 4.34^m, P = 55 d

HD 66141

(λ)^[1]

(13)^[2]

66141

39311

08^h 02^m 15.95^s

+02° 20′ 03.5″

4.39

−0.13

261

K2III

suspected variable; has a planet (b)

6 CMi

6

59294

36425

07^h 29^m 47.78^s

+12° 00′ 23.8″

4.55

−1.63

560

K2III

suspected variable, V_max = 4.48^m, V_min = 4.55^m

ε CMi

ε

2

58367

36041

07^h 25^m 38.90^s

+09° 16′ 34.0″

4.99

−2.42

988

G8III

ζ CMi

ζ

13

63975

38373

07^h 51^m 42.00^s

+01° 46′ 00.8″

5.12

−0.43

420

B8II

η CMi

η

5

58923

36265

07^h 28^m 02.08^s

+06° 56′ 31.5″

5.22

0.06

351

F0III

δ¹ CMi

δ¹

7

59881

36641

07^h 32^m 05.95^s

+01° 54′ 52.1″

5.24

−1.67

787

F0III

11 CMi

11

62832

37921

07^h 46^m 16.22^s

+10° 46′ 05.9″

5.25

0.34

312

A1Vnn

14 CMi

14

65345

38962

07^h 58^m 20.75^s

+02° 13′ 28.3″

5.30

0.75

264

K0III

HD 55751

55751

34987

07^h 14^m 20.07^s

+03° 06′ 41.1″

5.36

−1.45

749

K0III

1 CMi

1

58187

35987

07^h 24^m 58.19^s

+11° 40′ 10.4″

5.37

0.43

317

A5IV

δ² CMi

δ²

8

60111

36723

07^h 33^m 11.68^s

+03° 17′ 25.0″

5.59

2.44

139

F2V

HD 65900

65900

39213

08^h 01^m 13.91^s

+04° 52′ 47.2″

5.65

0.52

346

A1V

HD 55730

55730

35005

07^h 14^m 32.65^s

+12° 06′ 57.1″

5.71

0.68

331

G6III

HD 54079

54079

34387

07^h 07^m 49.48^s

+07° 28′ 16.7″

5.74

−0.47

568

K0III:

HD 56031

56031

35120

07^h 15^m 39.42^s

+07° 58′ 39.9″

5.78

−0.56

604

M4III

semiregular variable, ΔV = 0.08^m

δ³ CMi

δ³

9

60357

36812

07^h 34^m 15.89^s

+03° 22′ 18.3″

5.83

−0.75

676

A0Vnn

HD 64685

64685

38712

07^h 55^m 31.44^s

+08° 51′ 47.0″

5.86

2.95

124

F2IV

HD 60803

60803

37031

07^h 36^m 34.77^s

+05° 51′ 43.6″

5.89

2.69

142

G0V

binary

HD 56989

56989

35476

07^h 19^m 22.37^s

+02° 44′ 26.6″

5.90

−0.11

520

G9III

HD 57006

57006

35509

07^h 19^m 47.61^s

+07° 08′ 35.1″

5.91

2.04

193

F8IV

HD 61887

61887

37478

07^h 41^m 35.16^s

+03° 37′ 29.4″

5.95

0.00

504

A0V

HD 57608

57608

35712

07^h 22^m 03.48^s

+00° 10′ 37.7″

5.99

−5.08

5344

B8III

HD 61563

61563

^[3]

07^h 40^m 06.99^s

+05° 13′ 52.2″

6.07

-0.26

670

A0IV+A0IV

binary

HD 65066

65066

38868

07^h 57^m 15.88^s

+08° 38′ 28.6″

6.03

1.25

294

K0III

HD 55111

55111

34768

07^h 11^m 51.39^s

+05° 39′ 17.0″

6.07

−0.83

782

A1V

HD 55184

55184

34789

07^h 12^m 07.50^s

+05° 28′ 27.7″

6.15

−0.67

753

K0III

HD 64938

64938

38794

07^h 56^m 23.91^s

+04° 29′ 08.1″

6.16

−0.91

845

G8III

HD 62264

62264

37614

07^h 43^m 05.42^s

+00° 11′ 21.7″

6.17

0.46

453

K0III

HD 63799

63799

38300

07^h 50^m 47.36^s

+03° 16′ 38.4″

6.17

0.81

384

K1III

HD 66011

66011

39271

08^h 01^m 50.73^s

+08° 54′ 50.2″

6.22

2.34

194

G0IV

HD 60275

60275

36796

07^h 34^m 04.98^s

+10° 34′ 05.2″

6.28

0.73

420

A1V

BC CMi

BC

64052

38406

07^h 52^m 07.16^s

+03° 16′ 39.1″

6.30

0.75

420

M5

semiregular variable, V_max = 6.14^m, V_min = 6.42^m, P = 35 d

HD 65123

65123

38870

07^h 57^m 16.39^s

+01° 07′ 37.3″

6.35

2.51

191

F6V

HD 58552

58552

36123

07^h 26^m 27.81^s

+10° 36′ 29.0″

6.38

1.45

316

A2IV

HD 59603

59603

36553

07^h 31^m 08.79^s

+11° 12′ 10.8″

6.38

−0.32

712

K0

HD 63838

63838

38306

07^h 50^m 53.42^s

+00° 04′ 46.4″

6.38

0.86

414

K2III

HD 58599

58599

36141

07^h 26^m 41.22^s

+11° 00′ 31.9″

6.39

−1.55

1264

B7II-III

HD 62407

62407

37723

07^h 44^m 14.07^s

+12° 51′ 36.4″

6.40

−0.75

876

K0

HD 63475

63475

38196

07^h 49^m 32.32^s

+12° 48′ 51.5″

6.42

0.44

511

K0

BU CMi

BU

65241

38945

07^h 58^m 05.90^s

+07° 12′ 48.8″

6.42

−0.64

842

A0V

Algol variable

HD 57707

57707

35751

07^h 22^m 28.30^s

+00° 42′ 03.4″

6.43

2.24

225

G5

AZ CMi

AZ

62437

37705

07^h 44^m 07.64^s

+02° 24′ 19.6″

6.46

0.84

433

A5IV

δ Sct variable, V_max = 6.44^m, V_min = 6.51^m, P = 0.09526 d

HD 63798

63798

38303

07^h 50^m 51.11^s

+04° 27′ 33.8″

6.49

1.12

387

G5

HD 62286

62286

37634

07^h 43^m 21.21^s

+04° 56′ 44.9″

6.50

0.03

643

K0

S CMi

S

59950

36675

07^h 32^m 43.07^s

+08° 19′ 05.2″

6.60

2450

M7-8e

Mira variable, V_max = 6.6^m, V_min = 13.2^m, P = 332.94 d

AI CMi

AI

07^h 35^m 41.15^s

+00° 14′ 58.0″

8.31

G5Iab

slow irregular variable, V_max = 7.77^m, V_min = 9.53^m

HD 56126

CY

56126

07^h 16^m 10.6^s

+09° 59′ 48.0″

8.32

F5Iab

post-AGB star, ΔV = 0.18^m, P = 39 d

YY CMi

YY

67110

08^h 06^m 38.56^s

+01° 55′ 46.5″

8.70

F7V

β Lyr variable, V_max = 8.33^m, V_min = 9.13^m, P = 1.0940197 d

AD CMi

AD

64191

38473

07^h 52^m 47.18^s

+01° 35′ 50.5″

9.38

528

F2:III

δ Sct variable, V_max = 9.21^m, V_min = 9.51^m, P = 0.12297443 d

Luyten's star

36208

07^h 27^m 24.91^s

+05° 13′ 32.8″

9.87

11.94

12.37

M3.5V

XZ CMi

XZ

07^h 54^m 07.06^s

+03° 39′ 20.4″

10.25

F0

Algol variable, V_max = 9.7^m, V_min = 10.42^m, P = 0.5780095 d

AK CMi

AK

07^h 40^m 15.60^s

+03° 57′ 09.5″

10.73

A-F

Algol variable

YZ CMi

YZ

07^h 44^m 40.17^s

+03° 33′ 08.8″

11.23

19.419

M4.5V

BY Dra and UV Cet variable

HAT-P-50

07^h 52^m 15.0^s

+12° 08′ 22″

11.76

1947

has a transiting planet (b)

BG CMi

BG

07^h 31^m 29.01^s

+09° 56′ 23.1″

14.5

DQ Her variable, V_max = 13.9^m, V_min = 15.6^m, P = 0.13475 d

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

Notes

^ Bode's λ of both Argo and Canis Minor.
^ Flamsteed's 13th of Navis (13 Nav).
^ No Hipparcos designation.

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 Britannica, vol.3, H. Meere, London, 1725, p. 32.
ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". Retrieved 26 December 2006.
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Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position". Retrieved 26 December 2006.
Gould, B. A. "Uranometria Argentina". Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2004). "Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2)". Retrieved 8 April 2012.
Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2012). "General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS database, version 2012Feb)". Retrieved 8 April 2012.
"AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 9 March 2014.