✨ Canis Minor

CMi · lesser dog · Northern sky

Canis Minor is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning lesser dog; stars within it are named in the genitive form Canis Minoris.

Facts about Canis Minor

Constellation	Canis Minor
IAU abbreviation	CMi
Genitive (Latin)	Canis Minoris
Meaning	lesser dog
Brightest star	Procyon (apparent magnitude 0.34)
Area	183 square degrees
Hemisphere	Northern

Deep-sky objects in Canis Minor

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.