Leo Minor (Constellation)
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Overview
Leo Minor, the Lesser Lion, is a small constellation north of Leo.
Bright stars in Leo Minor
A curiosity of the constellation Leo Minor is that it does not have an alpha star. In fact it only has one star that has a greek letter in its designation and that is Beta Leonis Minoris
Praecipua (46 Leonis Minoris / 46 LMi / o LMi / HIP53229)
A K class star of spectral type K0III-IV located at a distance of 97.65ly from Earth. It has an apparent magnitude of +3.75 and is the brightest star in Leo Minor.
21 Leonis Minoris (21 LMi / HIP49593)
An A class star of spectral type A7V located at a distance of 91.16ly from Earth. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.45.
10 Leonis Minoris (10 LMi / HIP46952)
A G class star of spectral type G8III located at a distance of 176.11ly from Earth. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.5.
Beta Leonis Minoris (β LMi / HIP51233A)
A G class star of spectal type G8III-IV located 146ly from our solar system. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.6 and is also a double with a faint companion star (β LMi B) which has a brightness of the sixth magnitude.
37 Leonis Minoris (37 LMi / HIP52098)
A G class star of spectral type G0II located at a distance of 474.06ly from our solar system. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.65.
30 Leonis Minoris (30 LMi / HIP51056)
A F class star of spectral type F0V located at a distance of 206.95ly from our solar system. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.7.
Galaxies
NGC 3245
A galaxy with an apparent magnitude of +10.8.
NGC 3344
A galaxy with an apparent magnitude of +10.
NGC 3414
A galaxy with an apparent magnitude of +10.8.
NGC 3486
A galaxy with an apparent magnitude of +10.3.
Bordering Constellations
Leo Minor shares its borders with the following constellations: Ursa Major, Lynx, Cancer and Leo.
