procyon

unzählbar · Eigenname

A proper noun referring to either the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor or the genus of mammals that includes raccoons.

• 🇩🇪Eigenname für den hellsten Stern im Sternbild Kleiner Hund oder für die Gattung der Kleinbären, zu der die Waschbären gehören.

1. Brightest star in Canis Minor B2 formal scientific

   A binary star system and the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, often visible in the winter sky.

   • Procyon is one of the brightest stars visible from Earth.
   • Astronomers study Procyon to understand binary star systems.
   • Procyon forms part of the Winter Triangle with Sirius and Betelgeuse.

   🇩🇪Hellster Stern im Kleinen Hund

2. Genus of raccoons B2 formal scientific

   The type genus of the family Procyonidae, which includes raccoons and their close relatives.

   • The genus Procyon includes several species of raccoons.
   • Procyon lotor, the common raccoon, is found across North America.
   • Taxonomists classify raccoons under the genus Procyon.

   🇩🇪Gattung der Waschbären