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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. File:Canis Minor symbol (fixed width).svg - Wikipedia

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  4. File:Canis Minor constellation map.svg - Wikipedia

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    File:Canis_minor_constellation_map.png licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0-migrated, GFDL 2004-12-12T17:56:07Z Alfio 1989x1989 (156809 Bytes) Canis minor constellation map (bigger image) 2004-12-12T12:14:50Z Alfio 332x332 (15221 Bytes) Canis minor constellation map

  5. File:Canis minor diagram.svg - Wikipedia

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  6. List of stars in Canis Minor - Wikipedia

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    Wagman, M., Lost Stars: Lost, Missing, and Troublesome Stars from the Catalogues of Johannes Bayer, Nichoilas-Louis de Lacaille, John Flamsteed, and Sundry Others ...

  7. Procyon - Wikipedia

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    Procyon (/ ˈ p r oʊ s i. ɒ n /) [17] is the brightest star in the constellation of Canis Minor and usually the eighth-brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent visual magnitude of 0.34. [3]

  8. IAU designated constellations - Wikipedia

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    When letters are taken from the second word of a two-word name, the first letter from the second word is capitalised: CMa for Canis Major, CMi for Canis Minor. Two cases are ambiguous: Leo for the constellation Leo could be mistaken for Leo Minor (abbreviated LMi), and Tri for Triangulum could be mistaken for Triangulum Australe (abbreviated ...

  9. Luyten's Star - Wikipedia

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    Luyten's Star / ˈ l aɪ t ən z / [citation needed] (GJ 273) is a red dwarf in the constellation Canis Minor located at a distance of 12.35 light-years (3.79 parsecs) from the Sun.It has a visual magnitude of 9.9, making it too faint to be viewed with the unaided eye.