Official IAU constellation
Leo Minor
Lesser Lion
IAU abbreviation: LMi
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
January, February, March
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
3 stars, 2 lines
About
Leo Minor is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 3 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Leo Minor is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 3 stars with 2 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Praecipua (apparent magnitude 3.79).
Important Stars
Praecipua