), ▁with ▁a ▁magnitude ▁of ▁ 0 . 3 4 , ▁and ▁G ome isa ▁( B eta ▁Can is ▁Minor is ), ▁with ▁a ▁magnitude ▁of ▁ 2 . 9 . ▁The ▁const ell ation ' s ▁dim mer ▁stars ▁were ▁noted ▁by ▁Johann ▁Bayer , ▁who ▁named ▁eight ▁stars ▁including ▁Al pha ▁and ▁B eta , ▁and ▁John ▁Fl am ste ed , ▁who ▁number ed ▁four teen . ▁Pro cy on ▁is ▁the ▁sevent h - br ight est ▁star ▁in ▁the ▁night ▁sky , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁closest . ▁A ▁yellow - white ▁main ▁sequence ▁star , ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁white ▁d war f ▁companion . ▁G ome isa ▁is ▁a ▁blue - white ▁main ▁sequence ▁star . ▁Lu y ten ' s ▁Star ▁is ▁a ▁nin th - m agn itude ▁red ▁d war f ▁and ▁the ▁Sol ar ▁System ' s ▁next ▁closest ▁stell ar ▁neighbour ▁in ▁the ▁const ell ation ▁after ▁Pro cy on . ▁The ▁fourth - m agn itude ▁HD ▁ 6 6 1 4 1 , ▁which ▁has ▁evol ved ▁into ▁an ▁orange ▁giant ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁its ▁life ▁cycle , ▁was ▁discovered ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁planet ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁faint ▁deep - sky ▁objects ▁within ▁the ▁const ell ation ' s ▁borders . ▁The ▁ 1 1 ▁Can is - Min or ids ▁are ▁a ▁meteor ▁show er ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁early ▁December . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁myth ology