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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 preceeds the Dog Star, [[Sirius]])
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*''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Canis Minoris, Canis Minor. The name comes from the Greek προκύον (prokúon), meaning ''before the dog'' (since it preceds 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'').
  
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*[[Adhara]]
 
*[[Adhara]]
  
Though this is a double star system, only the primary star is indicated on [[Official Volition Node Map|The Official Volition Node Map]].
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Though this is a double-star system, only the primary star is indicated on [[Official Volition Node Map|the Official Volition Node Map]].
  
 
[[Category:Stars and Planets]]
 
[[Category:Stars and Planets]]

Revision as of 17:01, 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 preceds 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.