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    Leo Minor Constellation

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    Leo Minor Constellation

    Leo Minor is a small, faint constellation in the northern sky, with only one star brighter
    than fourth magnitude.

    The constellation’s name means “the smaller lion” in Latin. Leo Minor was created by
    the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. Hevelius created the constellation
    from 18 stars between the larger constellations Leo and Ursa Major.

    Leo Minor is located between Ursa Major to the north, Cancer to the southwest, Lynxto


    the west, and Leo, which represents the larger lion, to the south. Notable deep sky
    objects in Leo Minor include Hanny’s Voorwerp, a quasar ionization echo, and the
    interacting galaxies Arp 107.
    Leo Constellation

    Leo constellation lies in the northern sky. It is one of the zodiac constellations and one
    of the largest constellations in the sky.

    Leo represents the lion and is usually associated with the Nemean lion in Greek
    mythology. Its symbol is ♌. The constellation was first catalogued by the Greek
    astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century, along with all the other constellations of the
    zodiac.

    Leo constellation is home to the bright stars Regulus and Denebola, the nearby star
    Wolf 359, and to a number of famous deep sky objects, among them galaxies Messier
    65, Messier 66, Messier 95, Messier 96, Messier 105, and NGC 3628.
    Ursa Minor Constellation

    Ursa Minor constellation lies in the northern sky. The constellation’s name
    means “the smaller bear,” or “the lesser bear,” in Latin.

    The Great Bear constellation is represented by its larger neighbor Ursa


    Major. Ursa Minor was first catalogued by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in
    the 2nd century. It is easy to recognize because it contains the
    famous Little Dipper asterism. Ursa Minor is also notable for marking the
    location of the north celestial pole, as it is home to Polaris, the North Star,
    which is located at the end of the dipper’s handle.
    The constellation Monoceros, the unicorn, is visible in the northern
    hemisphere in winter. It is visible at latitudes between 75 degrees and -90
    degrees. It is a medium-sized constellation covering an area of 482 square
    degrees. It ranks 35th in size among the 88 constellations in the night sky.
    It is bordered by Orion to the west, Gemini to the north, Canis Major to the
    south and Hydra to the east.
    There are no myths associated with Columba. It is one of 12 constellations
    named by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius based on observations by
    Dutch navigators. Plancius included it on a celestial globe in 1612. He
    originally called it Monoceros Unicornis. It was created to fill a large gap
    between the constellations Orion and Hydra. The German astronomer
    Jakob Bartsch named it Unicornu in his star chart published in 1624. It
    represents a classic unicorn, a horse with a single horn protruding from its
    forehead. The faint stars make its shape difficult to discern. It is often
    overlooked since it is surrounded on all sides by Orion, Canis Major, Canis
    Minor, and Gemini.
    Canis Minor Constellation

    Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern sky. Its name means
    “the smaller dog” or “lesser dog” in Latin.

    The constellation represents one of the dogs following Orion, the hunter in


    Greek mythology. The other dog is represented by the larger neighbouring
    constellation Canis Major. Both constellations were first catalogued by the
    Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century.

    Canis Minor is home Procyon, one of the brightest stars in the night sky,
    Luyten’s Star, one of the nearest stars to Earth, and the spiral galaxy NGC
    2485, among other notable objects.

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