Gomeisa
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Template:Astrobox begin2 Template:Star listings Template:Astrobox end Gomeisa (β CMi) is a hot, B8-class main sequence star in the constellation of Canis Minor. At an apparent magnitude of 2.9 (slightly variable), it is easily visible to the naked eye.
The name is supposed to be from an Arabic word al-ghumaisa’ "the bleary-eyed one", cognate with the modern Arabic name for Procyon, غموص ghumūş.
