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Procyon A

Procyon A is a Star in the Procyon system approximately 11.4 lightyears from Earth's Solar System.

Some facts about Procyon A

Parallax: 0.286 arcsecs
Spectral type: F5 IV-V
Radial velocity: -4 km/s
Proper Motion: 1.259 arcsecs/year
Apparent Visual Magnitude: 0.4
Absolute Visual Magnitude: 2.68
Luminosity: 7.73 Solar Luminosities

See also:

Procyon, Procyon B
List of nearest stars

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