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The Lesser Lion Observation
My personal favorite constellation is Leo Minor, or "The Lesser Lion". It's genitive name is "Leonis Minoris", and it's short form is "LMi". I have chosen this constellation because it embodies my favorite animal; the lion. There are six stars in this constellation, with four of them being unnamed. This spring constellation's coordinates are Right Ascension 10h, Declination +35°, and has an area of 232 sq degrees.

There is no specific myths about this constellation, but it was discovered by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687, making it a fairly modern constellation. Leo Minor was one of the seven constellations the Hevelius discovered in his time, along with the Lynx, Vulpecula, Lacerta, Canes Venatici, Sextans, and Scutum.

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