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- 10:02, 20 April 2025 Procyon (hist | edit) [987 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The name originates from Greek "pro kyon", "before the dog". Today, this term is used as a star name in the constellation Canis Minor but in antiquity, it designated the area - originally likely a (single star-)asterism. ==Etymology and History== The bright star Procyon was possibly used in Mesopotamia as an indicator for the rising of Cancer. The stars in Cancer are so faint that you can barely see them at dusk - but the bright Procyon rises at the same time, which is...") Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links
- 08:46, 20 April 2025 Sirius (hist | edit) [5,103 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A brief information (language, culture of origin) ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) * References (early modern) *...") Tag: Disambiguation links
