Lesser Dog
E572588
Lesser Dog is the English name for Canis Minor, a small constellation in the northern sky best known for containing the bright star Procyon.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asterism
ⓘ
constellation ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | Orion family of constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersConstellation |
Cancer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gemini NERFINISHED ⓘ Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStar |
Gomeisa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Procyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | CMi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArea | about 183 square degrees ⓘ |
| hasBrightestStar | Procyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | one of Orion’s hunting dogs ⓘ |
| hasDeclinationRange | about +0° to +13° ⓘ |
| hasEclipticLatitude | far from the ecliptic ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Lesser Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenitiveForm | Canis Minoris ⓘ |
| hasHemisphereVisibility | visible from most inhabited regions of Earth ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Canis Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | the lesser dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableDeepSkyObject |
NGC 2485 (galaxy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 2508 (galaxy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | contains one of the brightest stars in the night sky, Procyon ⓘ |
| hasNotableObject |
Procyon A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Procyon B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMainStars | 2 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMessierObjects | 0 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStarsWithPlanets | at least 1 ⓘ |
| hasRankByArea | 71st of the 88 constellations ⓘ |
| hasRightAscensionRange | about 7 hours ⓘ |
| hasZodiacStatus | non-zodiacal constellation ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithFigure |
Canis Major
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithMythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| isBestSeenAtLatitudeRange | 90° to −75° ⓘ |
| isCataloguedBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedIn |
Northern Celestial Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern sky ⓘ |
| isPartOf | modern 88 constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isVisibleInMonth |
February
ⓘ
March ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.