▁around ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁years ▁to ▁orbit ▁it . ▁ ▁Near ▁Pro cy on , ▁three ▁stars ▁share ▁the ▁name ▁D elta ▁Can is ▁Minor is . ▁D elta 1 ▁is ▁a ▁yellow - white ▁F - type ▁giant ▁of ▁magnitude ▁ 5 . 2 5 ▁located ▁around ▁ ▁from ▁Earth . ▁About ▁ 3 6 0 ▁times ▁as ▁l umin ous ▁and ▁ 3 . 7 5 ▁times ▁as ▁massive ▁as ▁the ▁Sun , ▁it ▁is ▁expand ing ▁and ▁cool ing ▁as ▁it ▁ages , ▁having ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁ ▁main ▁sequence ▁star ▁of ▁spectrum ▁B 6 V . ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁ 8 ▁Can is ▁Minor is , ▁D elta 2 ▁is ▁an ▁F - type ▁main - sequence ▁star ▁of ▁spectral ▁type ▁F 2 V ▁and ▁magnitude ▁ 5 . 5 9 ▁which ▁is ▁ ▁distant . ▁The ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁tri o , ▁D elta 3 ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁ 9 ▁Can is ▁Minor is ), ▁is ▁a ▁white ▁main ▁sequence ▁star ▁of ▁spectral ▁type ▁A 0 V nn ▁and ▁magnitude ▁ 5 . 8 3 ▁which ▁is ▁ ▁distant . ▁These ▁stars ▁mark ▁the ▁p aws ▁of ▁the ▁L esser ▁Dog ' s ▁left ▁h ind ▁leg , ▁while ▁ ▁magnitude ▁ 5 . 1 3 ▁Z eta ▁marks ▁the ▁right . ▁A ▁blue - white ▁bright ▁giant ▁of ▁spectral ▁type ▁B 8 II , ▁Z eta ▁lies ▁around ▁ ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Sol ar ▁System . ▁ ▁L ying ▁