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{{SeeWikipedia|Procyon}} | {{SeeWikipedia|Procyon}} | ||
[[Image:Position Alpha Cmi.png|thumb|Alpha Canis Minoris, or Procyon.]] | [[Image:Position Alpha Cmi.png|thumb|Alpha Canis Minoris, or Procyon.]] | ||
The '''Procyon system''', (pronounced /'proʊsɪən/) also referred to as '''α CMi''' or '''Alpha Canis Minoris''', is a binary star system situated 11.41 light years from the [[Sol System]]. The system consists of a white main sequence star of spectral type F5 IV-V, named Procyon A, and a faint white dwarf companion of spectral type DA, named Procyon B. Its closest neighbor is [[Wikipedia:Luyten's star|Luyten's star]], 1.11 ly away. It is situated five days [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]] travel from the [[Epsilon Indi | The '''Procyon system''', (pronounced /'proʊsɪən/) also referred to as '''α CMi''' or '''Alpha Canis Minoris''', is a binary star system situated 11.41 light years from the [[Sol System]]. The system consists of a white main sequence star of spectral type F5 IV-V, named Procyon A, and a faint white dwarf companion of spectral type DA, named Procyon B. Its closest neighbor is [[Wikipedia:Luyten's star|Luyten's star]], 1.11 ly away. It is situated five days [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]] travel from the [[Epsilon Indi system]]. [[Arcadia]], a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] colony world is located in this system. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||