How to Use Procyon in a Sentence
Procyon
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Gomeisa is a fainter star just to the upper right of Procyon.
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Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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That’s Procyon, the brightest star in Canis Minor.
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Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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The gleaming star directly below Jupiter in the evening sky is Procyon, the brightest member of the constellation Canis Minor, the little dog.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Procyon's white dwarf companion was not found until 1896 at the Lick Observatory in California.
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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In your mind’s eye, draw a line from the bright star Betelgeuse at the armpit of Orion the Hunter to Sirius in Canis Major, and then up to Procyon in Canis Minor.
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Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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From there, travel further south to white Procyon in Canis Minor, then across to Sirius (the brightest star) in the southwest sky before moving up to blue-white Rigel in Orion and finally over to Betelgeuse.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
9 Feb. 2026
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So too an equilateral triangle of bright stars; Procyon in Canis Minor, reddish Betelgeuse in Orion and Sirius in Canis Major.
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Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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