46 Leonis Minoris

Praecipua = 46 Leonis Minoris Beta LMi = Beta Leonis Minoris & Lepus Arneb = Alpha Leporis Nihal = Beta Leporis Gamma Lep = Gamma Leporis Iota Lep = Iota Leporis Hind's Crimson Star = R Leporis RX Lep = RX Leporis ...

This is 46 Leonis Minoris; the fainter star just to the east is in Ursa Major, but is called 47 Leonis Minoris. Now move to the north one and three-quarter degrees. This is a rather bleak part of the sky.

Polaris Australis Sigma Octantis Pollux Beta Geminorum Porrima Gamma Virginis Praecipua 46 Leonis Minoris Procyon Alpha Canis Minoris Propus Eta Geminorum Proxima Centauri Alpha Centauri C Pulcherrima Epsilon Boötis ...

any of his newly formed constellations, so 150 years later Baily did it for him. In his British Association Catalogue of 1845, Baily assigned the letter Beta to the second-brightest star in Leo Minor, but left the brightest star (46 Leonis Minoris) ...

See also: Constellation, Praecipua, Star, Beta Leonis, Magnitude