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Procyon

A catalogued star in CMi, with V magnitude 0.4.

Get to know Procyon

Use this bright star as a reference point while learning the sky. The catalog position is J2000.0; the chart transforms coordinates for your selected date. Catalog brightness is a reference value and may differ for variable stars. Visibility also depends on darkness, weather and your local horizon.

Catalog distance
About 11.5 light-years
Catalog V magnitude
0.4
J2000 right ascension
7.6550 h
J2000 declination
5.2250°
Observing guide
Naked-eye candidate

HYG v4.1 / David Nash · CC BY-SA 4.0

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FOR YOUR OBSERVING LOCATION

Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

-29.6° above the mathematical horizon

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