Procyon is low in the east by about 8 p.m. and climbs high across the south later on. The star is the leading light of Canis Minor, the little dog, so it is nicknamed the Little Dog Star. It’s about 11 light-years away.
Procyon is low in the east by about 8 p.m. and climbs high across the south later on. The star is the leading light of Canis Minor, the little dog, so it is nicknamed the Little Dog Star. It’s about 11 light-years away.