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  2. Canis Minor - Wikipedia

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    Polynesian peoples often did not recognize Canis Minor as a constellation, but they saw Procyon as significant and often named it; in the Tuamotu Archipelago it was known as Hiro, meaning "twist as a thread of coconut fiber", and Kopu-nui-o-Hiro ("great paunch of Hiro"), which was either a name for the modern figure of Canis Minor or an ...

  3. Demodex - Wikipedia

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    Demodex / ˈ d ɛ m ə d ɛ k s / is a genus of tiny mites that live in or near hair follicles of mammals.Around 65 species of Demodex are known. [2] Two species live on humans: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis, both frequently referred to as eyelash mites, alternatively face mites or skin mites.

  4. Demodicosis - Wikipedia

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    Demodex canis. Minor cases of demodectic mange usually do not cause much itching but might cause pustules, redness, scaling, leathery skin, hair loss, skin that is warm to the touch, or any combination of these. It most commonly appears first on the face, around the eyes, or at the corners of the mouth, and on the forelimbs and paws.

  5. List of stars in Canis Minor - Wikipedia

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    This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Canis Minor, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class Notes

  6. HD 66141 - Wikipedia

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    HD 66141 is a single [8] star in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor.It has the Bayer designation G Canis Minoris, [6] the Gould designation 50 G. Canis Minoris, [7] and has the HR 3145 identifier from the Bright Star Catalogue. [6]

  7. Procyon - Wikipedia

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    It has the Bayer designation α Canis Minoris, which is Latinized to Alpha Canis Minoris, and abbreviated α CMi or Alpha CMi, respectively. As determined by the European Space Agency Hipparcos astrometry satellite, [ 18 ] this system lies at a distance of just 11.46 light-years (3.51 parsecs ), [ 2 ] and is therefore one of Earth's nearest ...

  8. Beta Canis Minoris - Wikipedia

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    β Canis Minoris (Latinised to Beta Canis Minoris) is the star's Bayer designation. The traditional name Gomeisa comes from the Arabic al-ghumaisa' ("the bleary-eyed (woman)"), [14] short for مرزم الغميصاء mirzam al-ghumaisa' ("girdle of the bleary-eyed one"). In Arabic, the short form would be identical with the name of Procyon.

  9. Delta3 Canis Minoris - Wikipedia

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    Delta 3 Canis Minoris, Latinized from δ 3 Canis Minoris, is a solitary, [10] white-hued star in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor. Based upon a parallax of 4.46 mas as seen from Gaia spacecraft in its repeated orbits around the Sun, just beyond the Earth. This star is about 730 light years from the Solar System.