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 ...
Allen says that Hevelius described the brightest star in Leo Minor as Praecipua, meaning ‘chief', which was later used as a star name by Piazzi in his Palermo Catalogue.
[4936] 46 Leonis Minoris was also at one point known as Praecipua ("the chief"). The Chinese knew it as "the Fourth Star of the Eunuch." 46 Leonis Minoris is almost a K-type giant, approximately 98 light-years away from Earth.
Adhafera (ζ Leo), Denebola (β Leo), Algieba (γ1 Leo), Al Minliar al Asad (κ Leo), Alterf (λ Leo), Chort (Chertan, θ Leo), Praecipua 46 LMi, Ras Elased Australis (Algenubi, ε Leo), Ras Elased Borealis (Raslas, ...
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 ...
 See also: Star, Constellation, Leo Minor, Magnitude, Second
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