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The '''Procyon System''' (pronounced /'proʊsɪən/) is a planetary system situated five days [[slipspace]] travel from the [[Epsilon Indi System]]. It is orbited by [[Arcadia]], a [[UNSC]] colony world, which was [[Battle of Arcadia|invaded]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2531]].<ref>''[http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=U5mTz1lOhsQ Halo Wars]''</ref>. The eventual fate of the planet and its star system are unknown. | |||
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[[Image:Position Alpha Cmi.png|thumb|Alpha Canis Minoris, or Procyon.]] | [[Image:Position Alpha Cmi.png|thumb|Alpha Canis Minoris, or Procyon.]] | ||
(α CMi / α Canis Minoris / Alpha Canis Minoris) is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor. To the naked eye, it appears to be a single star, the eighth brightest in the night sky with a visual apparent magnitude of 0.34. It is actually a binary star system, consisting 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. The reason for its brightness is not its intrinsic luminosity but its closeness to the Sun; at a distance of 3.5 pc or 11.41 light years, Procyon is one of our near neighbours. Its closest neighbour is Luyten's star, 0.34 pc or 1.11 ly away. | |||
It is possible that the system and the star are one and the same. However, its close proximity to [[Earth]] and short travel time from Harvest make this unlikely. | |||
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