Leo Minor - Revision history

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	[[File:LeoMinor Hevelius.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|Leo Minor described in Hevelius (1687).]]		[[File:LeoMinor Hevelius.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|Leo Minor described in Hevelius (1687).]]

	This constellation is very small, a gap filler, so to speak, consisting only of stars of fourth magnitude at best. Only one of these stars is listed in the Almagest, namely among the stars outside the figure of the Great Bear ([[Ursa Major]]), itself not belonging to any constellation. The constellation was inserted into the gap between the Great Bear and Leo when telescopes were rapidly being built in ever larger forms in the 17th century. It was invented by the Gdańsk brewer and councillor Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687). He had built several large telescopes and made astronomical observations together with his wife. An extensive star catalogue was published by his wife after his death.		<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>This constellation is very small, a gap filler, so to speak, consisting only of stars of fourth magnitude at best. Only one of these stars is listed in the Almagest, namely among the stars outside the figure of the Great Bear ([[Ursa Major]]), itself not belonging to any constellation. The constellation was inserted into the gap between the Great Bear and Leo when telescopes were rapidly being built in ever larger forms in the 17th century. It was invented by the Gdańsk brewer and councillor Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687). He had built several large telescopes and made astronomical observations together with his wife. An extensive star catalogue was published by his wife after his death.

	Although Hevelius had access to the Uranometria (1603) and was familiar with the nomenclature of stars introduced by Joh. Bayer, he did not consistently name the stars in his own fixed star register. He only wrote the Latin word ‘leader’ (praecipua) on the brightest star, which was later interpreted as a proper name by the Italian astronomer Piazzi.		Although Hevelius had access to the Uranometria (1603) and was familiar with the nomenclature of stars introduced by Joh. Bayer, he did not consistently name the stars in his own fixed star register. He only wrote the Latin word ‘leader’ (praecipua) on the brightest star, which was later interpreted as a proper name by the Italian astronomer Piazzi.

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Origin of Constellation

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	[[File:LeoMinor Hevelius.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|Leo Minor described in Hevelius (1687).]]		[[File:LeoMinor Hevelius.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|Leo Minor described in Hevelius (1687).]]

	This constellation is very small, a gap filler, so to speak, consisting only of stars of fourth magnitude at best. Only one of these stars is listed in the Almagest, namely among the stars outside the figure of the Great Bear, itself not belonging to any constellation. The constellation was inserted into the gap between the Great Bear and Leo when telescopes were rapidly being built in ever larger forms in the 17th century. It was invented by the Gdańsk brewer and councillor Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687). He had built several large telescopes and made astronomical observations together with his wife. An extensive star catalogue was published by his wife after his death.		This constellation is very small, a gap filler, so to speak, consisting only of stars of fourth magnitude at best. Only one of these stars is listed in the Almagest, namely among the stars outside the figure of the Great Bear ([[Ursa Major]]), itself not belonging to any constellation. The constellation was inserted into the gap between the Great Bear and Leo when telescopes were rapidly being built in ever larger forms in the 17th century. It was invented by the Gdańsk brewer and councillor Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687). He had built several large telescopes and made astronomical observations together with his wife. An extensive star catalogue was published by his wife after his death.

	Although Hevelius had access to the Uranometria (1603) and was familiar with the nomenclature of stars introduced by Joh. Bayer, he did not consistently name the stars in his own fixed star register. He only wrote the Latin word ‘leader’ (praecipua) on the brightest star, which was later interpreted as a proper name by the Italian astronomer Piazzi.		Although Hevelius had access to the Uranometria (1603) and was familiar with the nomenclature of stars introduced by Joh. Bayer, he did not consistently name the stars in his own fixed star register. He only wrote the Latin word ‘leader’ (praecipua) on the brightest star, which was later interpreted as a proper name by the Italian astronomer Piazzi.

Sushoff at 20:55, 26 February 2026

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

			===Origin of Constellation===
	[[File:LMi Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-6.jpg\|alt=historical map\|thumb\|Leo Minor depicted in Hevelius (1687).]]		[[File:LMi Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-6.jpg\|alt=historical map\|thumb\|Leo Minor depicted in Hevelius (1687).]]
			[[File:LeoMinor Hevelius.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|Leo Minor described in Hevelius (1687).]]

			This constellation is very small, a gap filler, so to speak, consisting only of stars of fourth magnitude at best. Only one of these stars is listed in the Almagest, namely among the stars outside the figure of the Great Bear, itself not belonging to any constellation. The constellation was inserted into the gap between the Great Bear and Leo when telescopes were rapidly being built in ever larger forms in the 17th century. It was invented by the Gdańsk brewer and councillor Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687). He had built several large telescopes and made astronomical observations together with his wife. An extensive star catalogue was published by his wife after his death.

	~~[[File:LeoMinor~~ Hevelius~~.JPG\|alt=screenshot~~(s) of ~~text\|thumb\|Leo Minor described~~ in ~~Hevelius~~ (~~1687~~).]]		Although Hevelius had access to the Uranometria (1603) and was familiar with the nomenclature of stars introduced by Joh. Bayer, he did not consistently name the stars in his own fixed star register. He only wrote the Latin word ‘leader’ (praecipua) on the brightest star, which was later interpreted as a proper name by the Italian astronomer Piazzi.

	~~===Origin~~ of ~~Constellation===~~		A systematic naming of the stars was only undertaken about 150 years later by another astronomer: Francis Baily (1774–1844) assigned the stars in Leo Minor the usual letter designations in Johannes Bayer's nomenclature system (1603). However, he made a mistake, so that there is no ‘alpha’ star in Leo Minor, but the brightest star is called ‘beta’.

	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===

Sushoff at 13:25, 20 January 2026

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	[[File:Leo Minor IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Leo Minor star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Leo Minor IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Leo Minor star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687).		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687).

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Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	File:LMi Hevel detail.jpg\|Leo Minor in Hevelius's defining map (1687)		File:LMi Hevel detail.jpg\|Leo Minor in Hevelius's defining map (1687)
			File:Lynx+LMi Bode1782.jpg\|Leo Minor and Lynx in Bode (1782, 1805)
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	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
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			File:LMi Hevel detail.jpg\|Leo Minor in Hevelius's defining map (1687)
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	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687).		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687).

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			[[File:LMi Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-6.jpg\|alt=historical map\|thumb\|Leo Minor depicted in Hevelius (1687).]]


			[[File:LeoMinor Hevelius.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|Leo Minor described in Hevelius (1687).]]

	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===
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	*[[References]] (general)		*[[References]] (general)
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	*[[References (Greco-Roman)\|References (ancient Greco-Roman)]]		*[[References (Greco-Roman)\|References (ancient Greco-Roman)]]
	*[[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]		*[[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]

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[[File:Leo Minor IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|Leo Minor star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687).

==Etymology and History==

===Origin of Constellation===

===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===

==Mythology==

==Weblinks==

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==References==

*[[References]] (general)
*[[References (Babylonian)]]
*[[References (Greco-Roman)|References (ancient Greco-Roman)]]
*[[References (Medieval and Early Modern)|References (medieval)]]

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