▁approximately ▁ 2 4 5 ▁million ▁light - year s ▁distant , ▁and ▁each ▁measure ▁ 5 5 , 0 0 0 ▁light - year s ▁in ▁diameter . ▁ ▁Meteor ▁Show ers ▁The ▁ 1 1 ▁Can is - Min or ids , ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁B eta ▁Can is ▁Minor ids , ▁are ▁a ▁meteor ▁show er ▁that ▁arise ▁near ▁the ▁fifth - m agn itude ▁star ▁ 1 1 ▁Can is ▁Minor is ▁and ▁were ▁discovered ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁by ▁Keith ▁H ind ley , ▁who ▁investig ated ▁their ▁traject ory ▁and ▁proposed ▁a ▁common ▁origin ▁with ▁the ▁com et ▁D / 1 9 1 7 ▁F 1 ▁M ell ish . ▁However , ▁this ▁conclusion ▁has ▁been ▁ref uted ▁subsequently ▁as ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁or bits ▁anal ys ed ▁was ▁low ▁and ▁their ▁traject ories ▁too ▁dispar ate ▁to ▁confirm ▁a ▁link . ▁They ▁last ▁from ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁December , ▁pe aking ▁over ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁December . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Deep ▁Phot ographic ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁Const ell ations : ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁ ▁War burg ▁Institute ▁Icon ographic ▁Database ▁( over ▁ 1 4 0 ▁medieval ▁and ▁early ▁modern ▁images ▁of ▁Can is ▁Minor ) ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Con stell ations ▁listed ▁by ▁P to le my ▁Category : Equ atorial ▁const ell ations ▁Category : Con stell ations <0x0A> </s> ▁Murray s ' ▁M ills ▁is ▁a ▁complex