The constellation of Leo Minor Minor (the smaller lion) was designed by Jonnanes Hevelius in 1687 to fill up the hollow that occupied the very poor zone in stars between Leon (Leo) and the Great Bear (Ursa Major).
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descubrimiento de constelaciones, Discovery of constellations ... Leo Minor LMi January 2nd, 1982 Inca, Mallorca, Spain ... In addition an ample information of each one of them, its mythology, history, characteristics and observations by telescope made exists to date that podeis to visit in a the Web.
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Mythology and history ... Hevelius probably gave this star the name of Praecipua ("principal", in Latin), but such denomination was out of luck. Today the brightest star of Leo Minor is identified with the Flamsteed number: 46 Leonis Minoris...
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Leo Minor is a modern constellation created by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. There is no classical mythology associated with the figure. The constellation contains no star brighter than the fourth magnitude.
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A small, dim constellation lying between the southern border of Ursa major (at the rear feet) and the northen border of Leo. It forms a triangle and though there is nothing of interest for people with small scopes the region contains some interesting binaries.
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Leo Minor is one of seven constellations introduced by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), a Polish astronomer mostly known for his charts of the lunar surface. His catalogue of 1564 stars, Prodromus Astronomiae was published by his wife three years after his death. ... Mythology and History...
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There is no Greek mythology connected with this constellation; however, the Arabs said that Leo had scared a group of gazelles with his roar and these stars were their tracks as they raced to safety. ... The brightest star in Leo Minor has a number given by John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719). There is no alpha Leo Minoris as...
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Leo Minor, the little lion: ... A modern constellation created around 1687 by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius from stars found between Leo and Ursa Major. There is no mythology concerning this lion, unlike the constellation of Leo.
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The etymology, mythology, and symbolism of the constellation ... The gazelle left tracks in the sky as it ran, they are the three pairs in Ursa Major, the three sets of 'leaps,' closely-spaced pairs of stars on the feet of the Bear which became the stars of Leo Minor.
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lies to the north of the Great Lion, Leo, in an area of the sky that has no bright stars and only a few celestial objects for backyard astronomers to observe. Nor are there Western mythological beasts to enliven stories told around the campfire.
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