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56 relations: Absolute magnitude, Algol variable, Apparent magnitude, Argo Navis, Asymptotic giant branch, AZ Canis Minoris, Bayer designation, BC Canis Minoris, Beta Canis Minoris, Beta Lyrae variable, Binary star, BU Canis Minoris, BY Draconis variable, Canis Minor, Constellation, Cosmic distance ladder, Declination, Delta Scuti variable, Delta1 Canis Minoris, Delta2 Canis Minoris, Delta3 Canis Minoris, Epsilon Canis Minoris, Eta Canis Minoris, Flamsteed designation, Flare star, Gamma Canis Minoris, HAT-P-50b, HD 66141, Henry Draper Catalogue, Hipparcos, Intermediate polar, Johann Elert Bode, John Flamsteed, Light-year, List of brightest stars, List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, Lists of stars by constellation, Luyten's Star, Mira variable, Procyon, Proper names (astronomy), Right ascension, S Canis Minoris, Semiregular variable star, Shell star, Slow irregular variable, Star, Stellar classification, Variable star, Variable star designation, ..., YZ Canis Minoris, Zeta Canis Minoris, 1 Canis Minoris, 11 Canis Minoris, 14 Canis Minoris, 6 Canis Minoris. Expand index (6 more) »
Absolute magnitude
Absolute magnitude is a measure of the luminosity of a celestial object, on a logarithmic astronomical magnitude scale.
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Algol variable
Algol variables or Algol-type binaries are a class of eclipsing binary stars that are related to the prototype member of this class, β Persei (Beta Persei, Algol) from an evolutionary point of view.
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Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial object is a number that is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth.
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Argo Navis
Argo Navis (the Ship Argo), or simply Argo, was a large constellation in the southern sky that has since been divided into the three constellations of Carina, Puppis and Vela.
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Asymptotic giant branch
The asymptotic giant branch (AGB) is a region of the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram populated by evolved cool luminous stars.
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AZ Canis Minoris
AZ Canis Minoris is a yellow-white star in the constellation Canis Minor.
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Bayer designation
A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name.
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BC Canis Minoris
BC Canis Minoris is a red giant star in the constellation Canis Minor.
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Beta Canis Minoris
Beta Canis Minoris (β Canis Minoris, abbreviated Beta CMi, β CMi), also named Gomeisa, is a star in the constellation of Canis Minor.
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Beta Lyrae variable
Beta Lyrae variables are a class of close binary stars.
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Binary star
A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common barycenter.
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BU Canis Minoris
BU Canis Minoris is an eclipsing binary system in the constellation Canis Minor.
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BY Draconis variable
BY Draconis variables are variable stars of late spectral types, usually K or M, and typically belong to the main sequence.
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Canis Minor
Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere.
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Constellation
A constellation is a group of stars that are considered to form imaginary outlines or meaningful patterns on the celestial sphere, typically representing animals, mythological people or gods, mythological creatures, or manufactured devices.
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Cosmic distance ladder
The cosmic distance ladder (also known as the extragalactic distance scale) is the succession of methods by which astronomers determine the distances to celestial objects.
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Declination
In astronomy, declination (abbreviated dec; symbol δ) is one of the two angles that locate a point on the celestial sphere in the equatorial coordinate system, the other being hour angle.
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Delta Scuti variable
A Delta Scuti variable (sometimes termed dwarf cepheid) is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface.
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Delta1 Canis Minoris
Delta1 Canis Minoris, Latinized from δ1 Canis Minoris, is a solitary, yellow-white hued star in the constellation Canis Minor.
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Delta2 Canis Minoris
Delta2 Canis Minoris (δ2 CMi, δ2 Canis Minoris) is a star in the constellation Canis Minor.
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Delta3 Canis Minoris
Delta3 Canis Minoris (δ3 Canis Minoris) is a solitary, white-hued star in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor.
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Epsilon Canis Minoris
Epsilon Canis Minoris (ε Canis Minoris) is a suspected binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor.
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Eta Canis Minoris
Eta Canis Minoris (η CMi, η Canis Minoris) is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor.
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Flamsteed designation
A Flamsteed designation is a combination of a number and constellation name that uniquely identifies most naked eye stars in the modern constellations visible from southern England.
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Flare star
A flare star is a variable star that can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes.
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Gamma Canis Minoris
Gamma Canis Minoris (γ Canis Minoris) is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation Canis Minor.
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HAT-P-50b
HAT-P-50b is an exoplanet orbiting HAT-P-50.
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HD 66141
HD 66141, also known as HR 3145 and 50 G. Canis Minoris, is the main star of a binary system in the constellation Canis Minor.
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Henry Draper Catalogue
The Henry Draper Catalogue (HD) is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension (HDE), published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the Henry Draper Extension Charts (HDEC), published from 1937 to 1949 in the form of charts, which gave classifications for 86,933 more stars.
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Hipparcos
Hipparcos was a scientific satellite of the European Space Agency (ESA), launched in 1989 and operated until 1993.
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Intermediate polar
An Intermediate Polar (also called a DQ Herculis Star) is a type of cataclysmic variable binary star system with a white dwarf and a cool main-sequence secondary star.
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Johann Elert Bode
Johann Elert Bode (19 January 1747 – 23 November 1826) was a German astronomer known for his reformulation and popularisation of the Titius–Bode law.
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John Flamsteed
John Flamsteed FRS (19 August 1646 – 31 December 1719) was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal.
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Light-year
The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and measures about 9.5 trillion kilometres or 5.9 trillion miles.
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List of brightest stars
This is a list of the brightest naked eye stars to +2.50 magnitude, as determined by their maximum, total, or combined apparent visual magnitudes as seen from Earth.
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List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs
The following two lists include all the known stars and brown dwarfs that are within of the Sun, or were/will be within in the astronomically near past or future.
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Lists of stars by constellation
All stars but one can be associated with an IAU constellation.
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Luyten's Star
Luyten's Star (GJ 273) is a red dwarf in the constellation Canis Minor located at a distance of approximately from the Sun.
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Mira variable
Mira variables ("Mira", Latin, adj. - feminine form of adjective "wonderful"), named for the prototype star Mira, are a class of pulsating variable stars characterized by very red colours, pulsation periods longer than 100 days, and amplitudes greater than one magnitude in infrared and 2.5 magnitude at visual wavelengths.
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Procyon
Procyon, also designated Alpha Canis Minoris (α Canis Minoris, abbreviated Alpha CMi, α CMi), is the brightest star in the constellation of Canis Minor.
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Proper names (astronomy)
Some astronomical objects have proper names (common names, popular names, traditional names); as opposed to catalogue numbers or other systematic designations.
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Right ascension
Right ascension (abbreviated RA; symbol) is the angular distance measured only eastward along the celestial equator from the Sun at the March equinox to the (hour circle of the) point above the earth in question.
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S Canis Minoris
S Canis Minoris is a red giant star in the constellation Canis Minor.
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Semiregular variable star
Semiregular variable stars are giants or supergiants of intermediate and late spectral type showing considerable periodicity in their light changes, accompanied or sometimes interrupted by various irregularities.
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Shell star
A shell star is a star having a spectrum that exhibits features indicating a circumstellar disc of gas surrounding the star at the equator.
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Slow irregular variable
A slow irregular variable (ascribed the GCVS types L, LB and LC) is a variable star that exhibit no or very poorly defined periodicity in their slowly changing light emissions.
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Star
A star is type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity.
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Stellar classification
In astronomy, stellar classification is the classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics.
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Variable star
A variable star is a star whose brightness as seen from Earth (its apparent magnitude) fluctuates.
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Variable star designation
Variable stars are designated using a variation on the Bayer designation format of an identifying label (as described below) combined with the Latin genitive of the name of the constellation in which the star lies.
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YZ Canis Minoris
YZ Canis Minoris is a red dwarf star in the constellation Canis Minor.
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Zeta Canis Minoris
Zeta Canis Minoris (ζ Canis Minoris) is a solitary, blue-white hued star in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor.
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1 Canis Minoris
1 Canis Minoris is a star in the constellation Canis Minor.
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11 Canis Minoris
11 Canis Minoris is a variable star in the constellation Canis Minor.
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14 Canis Minoris
14 Canis Minoris, also known as HD 65345, is a single star in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor.
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6 Canis Minoris
6 Canis Minoris is a star in the constellation Canis Minor.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stars_in_Canis_Minor
