Leo Minor Constellation | Constellations In The Northern Hemisphere

LEO MINOR CONSTELLATION – In this topic, we are going to know and learn about the northern constellation Leo Minor, the smaller Lion.

It is a small and faint constellation in the northern sky. It means “the smaller Lion” in Latin. The constellation was made by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687.

It is a new constellation, and has no myths that are associated with it. It was first depicted in Catalogus Stellarum Fixarum by Hevelius in 1687.

It houses deep sky objects such as Hanny’s Voorwerp and IC 2497, Arp 107, NGC 3432, NGC 3003, NGC 3344, NGC 3504, NGC 3486, among others.

It is the 64th largest constellation in size which occupies an area of 232 square degrees. It can be found in NQ2, the second quadrant in the northern hemisphere.

It belongs to the Ursa Major family, along with Boötes, Camelopardalis, Canes Venatici, Coma Berenices, Corona Borealis, Draco, Lynx, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

The only meteor shower associated with the constellation are the Leo Minorids, which takes place from October 19 to 27 yearly.

Stars

Among the stars include: