Constellation
Leo Minor
Leo Minor (LMi) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Praecipua (magnitude 3.79).
| Latin name | Leo Minor |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | LMi |
| Brightest star | Praecipua |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 102 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 16 |
| Deep-sky objects | 1 |
| Galaxies | 43 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 57° S. North of latitude 57° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Praecipua 3.79 · 99.1 light-years
- β LMi 4.20 · 153.9 light-years
- 21 LMi 4.49 · 89.8 light-years
- 10 LMi 4.54 · 191.0 light-years
- 37 LMi 4.68 · 558.5 light-years
- 30 LMi 4.72 · 242.2 light-years
- 41 LMi 5.08 · 238.1 light-years
- 19 LMi 5.11 · 94.3 light-years
- 42 LMi 5.36 · 412.1 light-years
- HD 86728 5.37 · 48.7 light-years
- 8 LMi 5.39 · 492.2 light-years
- 11 LMi 5.40 · 36.6 light-years
- 23 LMi 5.49 · 278.8 light-years
- 40 LMi 5.51 · 153.7 light-years
- 28 LMi 5.52 · 480.0 light-years
- 34 LMi 5.57 · 510.5 light-years
- 32 LMi 5.79 · 728.9 light-years
- 38 LMi 5.84 · 164.7 light-years
- HIP 49893 5.86 · 568.7 light-years
- 7 LMi 5.87 · 462.4 light-years
- 27 LMi 5.89 · 247.0 light-years
- 33 LMi 5.90 · 269.5 light-years
- HIP 52366 6.02 · 849.2 light-years
- 44 LMi 6.05 · 278.5 light-years
- 13 LMi 6.12 · 172.2 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- HD 86728 1 planet(s)
- HD 88986 1 planet(s)
- HD 87883 1 planet(s)
- Illyrian 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1774 2 planet(s)
- HD 80869 1 planet(s)
- HD 93963 A 2 planet(s)
- KELT-3 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1772 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5398 2 planet(s)
- WASP-197 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1775 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5388 1 planet(s)
- Wolf 327 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1806 3 planet(s)
- LP 261-75 A 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- PSR J1048+2339 Pulsar
Galaxies
- NGC 3344 22.3 million light-years
- AGC731457 30.0 million light-years
- KKH 65 32.6 million light-years
- Mrk 36 26.2 million light-years
- UGC 5427 23.2 million light-years
- LV J1000+3032 23.2 million light-years
- DDO 83 35.6 million light-years
- NGC 3413 39.2 million light-years
- UGC 5186 27.1 million light-years
- LV J0926+3343 64.3 million light-years
- DDO 84 26.5 million light-years
- LV J0954+3620 50.2 million light-years
- KUG 1033+366B 26.4 million light-years
- LV J1052+3628 30.0 million light-years
- UGC 5983 30.0 million light-years
- NGC 3432 30.0 million light-years
- LV J1052+3639 30.0 million light-years
- KKH 58 60.0 million light-years
- NGC 3104 52.2 million light-years
- KUG 1013+414 36.3 million light-years
- NGC 3451 62.2 million light-years
- NGC 3493 415.0 million light-years
- IC 2565 695.8 million light-years
- NGC 3504 71.1 million light-years
- NGC 3414 65.9 million light-years
- NGC 3234 299.1 million light-years
- NGC 3245 61.2 million light-years
- NGC 3277 65.6 million light-years
- NGC 3486 31.7 million light-years
- NGC 3254 63.1 million light-years
- NGC 3116 298.2 million light-years
- NGC 3424 69.6 million light-years
- NGC 3430 73.9 million light-years
- NGC 3395 75.7 million light-years
- NGC 3003 68.9 million light-years
- NGC 3021 71.8 million light-years
- NGC 2859 78.6 million light-years
- IC 2497 701.5 million light-years
- NGC 2955 326.8 million light-years
- IC 2568 374.3 million light-years
- IC 2543 736.1 million light-years
- NGC 3163 291.6 million light-years
- NGC 3150 339.5 million light-years
Its other stars
- 43 LMi
- 9 LMi
- 48 LMi
- HIP 49658
- 35 LMi
- HIP 49870
- HIP 50904
- 50 LMi
- HIP 52032
- HD 88986
- 22 LMi
- HIP 51047
- HD 87883
- Illyrian
- TOI-1774
- HD 80869
- Gl 400A
- HD 93963 A
- KELT-3
- TOI-1772
- TOI-5398
- Gl 353
- GJ 9303
- WASP-197
- TOI-1775
- Gl 400B
- GJ 3607
- GJ 3572
- TOI-5388
- GJ 1134
- Gl 356B
- GJ 3604
- Wolf 327
- GJ 1138
- GJ 3626
- GJ 3629
- GJ 3616A
- GJ 3590
- GJ 3587
- TOI-1806
- GJ 3635
- LP 261-75 A
- GJ 3617B
- SDSS J101327.96+352052.8
- SDSS J104842.70+300650.5
- SDSS J105814.54+303159.8
- 2MASS J11061197+2754225
- SDSS J093906.46+341257.5
- SDSS J105355.39+385737.5
- 2MASS J10315064+3349595
- SDSS J101105.22+382617.5
- SDSS J095916.66+364157.6
- SDSS J094436.31+364920.8
- SDSS J110008.19+295516.1
- SDSS J104729.03+301639.7
- SDSS J105110.69+314130.0
- SDSS J104617.02+351305.8
- SDSS J103225.19+330042.0
- SDSS J103602.44+372448.5
- SDSS J105044.03+325843.5
- SDSS J102116.05+354607.8
- SDSS J104928.24+253723.2
- SDSS J105259.70+334406.1
- SDSS J104121.86+244228.0
- 2MASSW J0929336+342952
- SDSS J094037.30+354218.0
- SDSS J093215.46+345624.8
- SIMP J10390822+2440446
- SDSS J102628.39+295436.0
- SDSS J102552.43+321234.0
- 2MASS J10551343+2504028
- SDSS J104426.79+272033.2
- 2MASS J10595185+3042059
- SDSS J103931.35+325625.5
- WISEA J105917.38+285729.3
- ULAS J092744.20+341308.7
- WISE J094305.98+360723.5