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===Celestial Information=== | ===Celestial Information=== | ||
| − | *''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Canis Minoris, Canis Minor. The name comes from the Greek προκύον (prokúon), meaning ''before the dog'' (since it | + | *''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Canis Minoris, Canis Minor. The name comes from the Greek προκύον (prokúon), meaning ''before the dog'' (since it precedes the Dog Star, [[Sirius]]) |
*''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Elgomaisa, 南河三 Nánhésān (Chinese for ''the Third Star in the Southern River''). | *''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Elgomaisa, 南河三 Nánhésān (Chinese for ''the Third Star in the Southern River''). | ||
Revision as of 17:02, 27 March 2009
Celestial Information
- Name, meaning and Constellation: Alpha Canis Minoris, Canis Minor. The name comes from the Greek προκύον (prokúon), meaning before the dog (since it precedes the Dog Star, Sirius)
- Other name(s) and meaning: Elgomaisa, 南河三 Nánhésān (Chinese for the Third Star in the Southern River).
- Distance from Sol: 11.41 ly, 3.497 pc
- Type of System: Binary
- Color: F5-Yellow Main Sequence, A-White Dwarf
- Right Ascension: 7h 39m 18.113s
- Declination: +5° 13' 30.06"
Important Events
- To be filled in later.
Jump Nodes
Though this is a double-star system, only the primary star is indicated on the Official Volition Node Map.
