Canis Minor

[ key-nis mahy-ner ]

noun

, Astronomy.

, genitive Ca·nis Mi·no·ris [key, -nis mahy-, nawr, -is, -, nohr, -].

1. the Little or Lesser Dog, a small southern constellation west of Orion and south of Gemini, containing the bright star Procyon.

Canis Minor

noun

1. a small constellation in the N hemisphere close to Orion, containing the first magnitude star Procyon Also calledthe Little Dog

Canis Minor

1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Hydra and the celestial equator. Canis Minor (the Lesser Dog) contains the bright star Procyon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Canis Minor¹

< Latin: smaller dog

Word History and Origins

Origin of Canis Minor¹

Latin: the lesser dog

Example Sentences

Procyon, α of Canis Minor, has several minute stars in the same field of view.

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Canis Minor contains only one other bright star, Beta, a short distance to the northwest of Procyon.

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The mythological history of Canis Minor is somewhat obscure.

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Hydra is about 100° in length and reaches almost from Canis Minor to Libra.

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