Procyon A
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Spectral class: F5V-IV
Ownership: UCP
Diameter: 2.9 million km
A type F star also known as Alpha Canis Minoris and Gliese 280 A, Procyon A is the central component of the Procyon system.
Over the next 10 million years, Procyon will grow to 100 times its current diameter and become a red giant. This is because Procyon's hydrogen will have turned into helium.
