This week’s naked-eye object is the tiny constellation Canis Minor the Small Dog. And, indeed, it is small — this constellation’s size ranks 71st out of the 88 star patterns that cover the sky.

Procyon is part of the constellation Canis Minor, the Lesser Dog. You can find Canis Minor near its more brilliant friend Canis Major. Canis Major and Canis Minor are the faithful friends of Orion ...

In March the bright winter constellations of Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Gemini, Taurus and Auriga fill the southern sky stretching all the way to zenith — the point directly overhead. Directly ...

Canis Minor, and Orion, respectively. And the asterism is part of an even larger asterism known as the the Winter Circle (or Winter Hexagon), which is also visible in the winter sky from December ...

Next in brightness is yellow-white Procyon (magnitude +0.37) in Canis Minor, the Little Dog. The name Procyon is derived from the Ancient Greek, meaning "before the dog", since it precedes the ...