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Procyon

[ proh-see-on ]

noun

Astronomy.
  1. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Canis Minor.


Procyon

/ ˈəʊɪə /

noun

  1. the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, a binary with a very faint companion. Visual magnitude: 0.34; spectral type: F5IV; distance: 114 light years
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Procyon

  1. A very bright binary star in the constellation Canis Minor, with an apparent magnitude of 0.34. Scientific name: Alpha Canis Minoris.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Procyon1

1650–60; < Latin < Greek ʰǰýō name of a star, equivalent to pro- pro- 2 + ýō dog ( hound 1 ); so called because it rises just before Sirius, the Dog Star
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Procyon1

C17: via Latin from Greek ʰǰō literally: before the Dog, from pro- ² + ō dog; so named because it rises just before Sirius, the Dog Star
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he means is that if you had to identify which animal was going through your garbage, you'd call it a raccoon, rather than saying it was "a mammal" or Procyon lotor.

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Above were splendid views of Sirius and Procyon, two of the brightest stars in the velvet-black night sky.

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Then trace around the shape in an anticlockwise direction from Capella to Castor and Pollux to Procyon to Sirius, until you reach Rigel again.

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As Bill explained: “Procyon is the main star in the constellation Canis Minor, i.e., the lesser dog as compared with the constellation Canis Major.”

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“I pet my dog, and sparks fly,” said Turnshek, whose pooch is named Procyon after a star in the constellation Canis Minor.

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