What is Procyon?
Procyon is the name of a binary star located in the constellation Canis Minor and is the eighth brightest star in the nighttime sky. The onboard control box acts as both charger and output regulator, and allows the unit to be charged from the supplied external power source. An ‘intelligent’ LED displays a variety of charge states, allowing the user to know at a glance how much power is available. Power is supplied by a pair of E-One Moli Energy ME202CJ rechargeable Li-ion batteries, each rated at 7100mAh capacity and 78.8Wh of power. We are currently sampling units to select customers. Please contact us if you are interested in deploying the Procyon to your mobile workforce. The Procyon is available for $599.00 USD. Volume discounts available.
Procyon is the seventh brightest star in the night sky. It is also one of the nearest stars to the solar system, at only 11.41 light years distant. It is located in the constellation Canis Minor. Like many stars, Procyon is part of a binary system which includes Procyon A and Procyon B. Procyon B is a small white dwarf star similar in size to the Earth (~8600 km diameter), but with half the mass of the Sun. Procyon A itself is a white star with 1.5 times the mass of the Sun, twice the diameter, and 7 times the luminosity. Its companion Procyon B orbits at a distance similar to that between the Sun and Uranus. Like many other binaries, its existence was inferred by astrometric data decades before it was confirmed visually. Astronomers knew its orbit in 1861, but didn’t observe it until 1896. Procyon is a subgiant star, meaning that it has fused most of the hydrogen in its core into helium, and is quickly building up an inert helium center. This helium center will strongly compress the h
