Procyon
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Canis Minor.
Origin of Procyon
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How to use Procyon in a sentence
I heard talk, in the Procyon port, of a spy that had managed to get through on a Lhari ship.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer BradleyOne day, at last, he stood at the viewport, watching Procyon Alpha nearing.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer BradleyThe companion of Sirius is about ten magnitudes and that of Procyon about twelve magnitudes fainter than the star itself.
A Text-Book of Astronomy | George C. ComstockThe other is the cruiser Procyon, the only real warship on Uller, with a main battery of four 200-mm guns.
Uller Uprising | Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. CarrIn 1834 and 1840 he began to suspect a want of uniformity in the proper motion of Sirius and Procyon respectively.
History of Astronomy | George Forbes
British Dictionary definitions for Procyon
/ (ˈprəʊsɪən) /
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
Origin of Procyon
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Scientific definitions for Procyon
[ prō′sē-ŏn′ ]
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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