Procyon hernandesi; Print; Procyon is the brightest object in the constellation of Canis Minor and usually the eighth-brightest star in the night sky with a visual apparent magnitude of 0.34. It has the Bayer designation a Canis Minoris; which is Latinised to Alpha Canis Minoris; and abbreviated a CMi or Alpha CMi; respectively. As determined by the European Space Agency Hipparcos astrometry satellite; this system lies at a distance of just 11.46 light-years (3.51 parsecs); and is therefore one of Earth's nearest stellar neighbours.; 1700-1880