Gomeisa

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Variable star

Its story

Gomeisa is a faintly variable blue star shining in Canis Minor, forever close to the dazzling Procyon. Its name comes from the Arabic «al-ġumayṣāʾ», meaning «the watery-eyed one», and it is drawn from a pre-Islamic legend of two stellar sisters parted forever by the great river of the Milky Way. At 162 light-years, it is relatively near — a discreet neighbour perpetually overshadowed by its more famous companion.

Constellation: Canis Minor
Apparent magnitude: 2.89
Distance: 161.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 111.788° · Dec 8.289°
Catalogue: HIP 36188 · HD 58715

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