HD 66141 [SEP] constellation
HD 66141
HD 66141, also known as HR 3145 and 50 G. Canis Minoris, is star in the constellation Canis Minor. It is an orange K-type giant, approximately 254 light years from Earth. Its apparent magnitude is +4.39.
When first catalogued it was in the Puppis constellation and was designated "13 Puppis", but it subsequently migrated to Canis Minor. Bode gave it the Bayer designation of Lambda Canis Minoris.
Over 2003 to 2012 a starspot was periodically dimming its light.
Planetary system
Star is a ninth-magnitude red dwarf and the Solar System's next closest stellar neighbour in the constellation after Procyon. The fourth-magnitude HD 66141, which has evolved into an orange giant towards the end of its life cycle, was discovered to have a planet in 2012. There are two faint deep-sky objects within the constellation's borders. The 11 Canis-Minorids are a meteor shower that can be seen in early December.
History and mythology.
Though strongly associated with the Classical Greek uranographic tradition