Canis Minor Facts

Abbreviation: CMi

Genitive: Canis Minoris

Translation: The Lesser Dog

Position in the Sky

Right Ascension: 8 hours

Declination: 5 degrees

Visible between latitudes 85 and -75 degrees

Best seen in March (at 9:00 PM)

Canis Minor, the Lesser Dog, can be seen from the Northen Hemisphere from December until April, and from November until April in the Southern Hemisphere.

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