AZ Canis Minoris

AZ Canis Minoris
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation	Canis Minor
Right ascension	07^h 44^m 07.63283^s ^[1]
Declination	02° 24′ 19.5185″ ^[1]
Spectral type	F0III ^[1]

AZ Canis Minoris is a yellow-white star in the constellation Canis Minor. It is a Delta Scuti variable just visible to the naked eye in good conditions with a maximum visual magnitude of 6.44 and minimum of 6.51, with a period of 2.3 hours.^[2] It is around 402 light-years (123 parsecs) distant.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 SIMBAD, (accessed 15 January 2013)
↑ "AZ CMi". International Variable Star Index. AAVSO. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2013.

Canis Minor constellation

Stars (list)

Bayer	α (Procyon) β (Gomeisa) γ δ¹ δ² δ³ ε ζ η

Flamsteed	1 6 11 14 13 Pup

Variable	S XZ YY YZ AD AI AK AZ BC BG BU CY

HR	2682 2710 2713 2728 2729 2747 2778 2779 2801 2836 2840 2893 2918 2966 2982 2987 3050 3087 3093 3097 3098 3136 3144

HD	57707 59603 62286 63475 63798 63838

Gliese	GJ 1103 GJ 3454

Other	Luyten's Star

Star clusters

Open	NGC 2459

Galaxies

NGC	2350 2402 2416 2470 2485 2491 2496 2499 2504 2508 2510 2511 2538

Other	Markarian 1210 PKS 0736+017 QSO B0805+046

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