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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''). | ||
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*''Color:'' F5-Yellow Main Sequence, A-White Dwarf | *''Color:'' F5-Yellow Main Sequence, A-White Dwarf | ||
*''Right Ascension:'' 7h 39m 18.113s | *''Right Ascension:'' 7h 39m 18.113s | ||
*''Declination:'' + | *''Declination:'' +5° 13' 30.06" | ||
===Important Events=== | ===Important Events=== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:44, 24 March 2016
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.