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Leo Minor



Abbreviation: LMi
Genitive: Leonis Minoris
Right Ascension: 10.30 hours
Declination: 35.16 degrees
  Leo Minor, the Lion Cub is completely visible in latitudes North of 48 degrees South from January - March.

Leo Minor was invented by Johannes Hervelius around 1690.

  Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars
 

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)
 
Common Name
or Bayer Number 1 		RA DEC Magnitude 2
46 LMI 10.00:53.00:18.70 +34.00:12.00:53.54 3.83
BET LMI 10.00:27.00:53.00 +36.00:42.00:26.06 4.21
10 LMI 9.00:34.00:13.37 +36.00:23.00:51.16 4.55
37 LMI 10.00:38.00:43.21 +31.00:58.00:34.37 4.71
41 LMI 10.00:43.00:24.95 +23.00:11.00:18.24 5.08
19 LMI 9.00:57.00:41.05 +41.00:3.00:20.32 5.14
42 LMI 10.00:45.00:51.89 +30.00:40.00:56.23 5.24
20 LMI 10.00:1.00:0.66 +31.00:55.00:25.25 5.36
27 LMI 10.00:23.00:6.32 +33.00:54.00:29.21 5.90
   
 

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)
   
 

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.
 
Object R.A. Dec. Object Type 3 Mag. Uranometria Tirion
NGC 3344 10 43.5 +24 55 GALXY 09.9 145 06
   
 

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
GCVS ID R.A.
(hh mm ss.ss)		 Dec.
(deg mm ss)		 Variable Type 4 Mag. Min Mag. Max
RX LMi 10.00:39.00:23.50 +31.00:57.00:33.00 SRB 6.16 5.98
SU LMi 9.00:31.00:10.00 +36.00:37.00:14.00 RS: 0.02 4.54
SV LMi 9.00:32.00:40.00 +36.00:2.00:15.00 RS: 0.04 5.39
   
 

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
Name R.A.
(hh mm.m)		 Dec.
(deg mm)		 Mag 5 Sep 6 PA 7 Tirion Uranometria