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OGLE-TR-122 is a binary stellar system containing one of the smallest main-sequence stars whose radius has been measured. It was discovered when the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) survey observed the smaller star eclipsing the larger primary. The orbital period is approximately 7.3 days. The system's primary is thought to ...
NGC 7027 is unusually small, measuring only 0.2 by 0.1 light-years, whereas the typical size for a planetary nebula is 1 light-year. [4] It is fairly young, at about 600 years old. [ 12 ] It has a very complex shape, consisting of an elliptical region of ionized gas [ 13 ] and an equatorial belt [ 14 ] within a massive neutral cloud. [ 15 ]
The sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) is a bear species in the family Ursidae found in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia.It is the only species in the genus Helarctos [5] and the smallest bear species, standing nearly 70 cm (28 in) at the shoulder and weighing 25–65 kg (55–143 lb).
While the animals in the Amazon are often larger than life, this South American rainforest region have some of the world’s smallest creatures
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Named for being the closest neighbouring star to Earth's Sun Lies within the Alpha Centauri star system [9] Barnard's Star: Named after its discoverer, E. E. Barnard: Second closest neighbouring star system to Earth, after α Cen. Also the star with the highest proper motion. [14] van Biesbroeck's star: Named for its discoverer, George van ...
The type species of the genus Mini, which are extremely small (8–15 mm (0.3–0.6 in)) frogs endemic to Madagascar, among the smallest vertebrates known to science. Mus bufo (Thomas, 1906) - family Muridae. The toad mouse, found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except Antarctica. This list contains circa 2,700 species in 518 genera in the order Rodentia. [1]