Leo Minor constellation
Latin Leo Minor, genitive Leonis Minoris, abbreviation LMi
North up, east to the left, as you see the sky. The lines are a common figure; the stars are from the catalogue.
When can Leo Minor be seen?
It stands highest around 10 pm in March. It can be seen from everywhere north of 45°S, and it never sets north of 56°N.
The brightest stars
| Star | Designation | Magnitude | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Praecipua | 46 LMi | 3.83 | orange |
| – | β LMi | 4.21 | yellow |
| – | 21 LMi | 4.48 | white |
| – | 10 LMi | 4.55 | yellow |
| – | 37 LMi | 4.71 | yellow |
| – | 30 LMi | 4.74 | white |
The smaller the number, the brighter: below 1 are the brightest stars of the sky, 4 is hard to see under a city sky. Greek letters after Johann Bayer (1603).