Dictionary term
Leo Minor
Direct answer
Leo Minor is a small faint northern constellation representing a lesser lion between Leo and Ursa Major.
Leo Minor is the Little Lion, a sparse spring region above Leo.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Constellations & Star Lore
- Also appears in
- Constellations & Star Lore
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-16
Quick reference
- Use when
- Use the Big Dipper's bowl and Leo's Sickle to bracket Leo Minor, then consult a detailed chart.
- Do not use it for
- Do not assume Bayer-letter order always identifies a constellation's brightest star; Leo Minor has no Alpha star.
- Reference category
- Constellations & Star Lore
- Related terms
- Lacerta, Leo Constellation, Lepus, Libra Constellation
The story behind Leo Minor
Johannes Hevelius established Leo Minor in the seventeenth century from stars not assigned by ancient catalogues.
Leo Minor in spiritual tradition
Leo Minor honors the small mapped spaces that exist between grander celestial figures.
The Great Almanac frames Leo Minor with educational restraint. Mystical or symbolic language may be meaningful, but it should not be exaggerated into certainty, panic, or permission to ignore ordinary responsibility.
Leo Minor in the Bible
This is a factual sky reference. It can support wonder and orientation without turning a measured position or inherited pattern into a claim of fate or private revelation.
Leo Minor in numerology
Leo Minor is not a numerology claim. Any numbers attached to it should retain their ordinary scientific, calendrical, navigational, or historical meaning unless a separate symbolic interpretation is clearly labeled.
Why Leo Minor matters
It fills a genuine modern boundary region even though it lacks a vivid traditional stick figure or an Alpha-designated star.
Example in a reading: Praecipua, 46 Leonis Minoris, is its brightest star despite carrying a Flamsteed rather than Alpha label.
Interpretive caution: Do not assume Bayer-letter order always identifies a constellation's brightest star; Leo Minor has no Alpha star.
How Leo Minor is used in a reading
Use the Big Dipper's bowl and Leo's Sickle to bracket Leo Minor, then consult a detailed chart.
Where interpretation stops
Leo Minor is presented as sourced astronomy, calendrical, Earth-science, cultural, or instrument-history reference. Definitions should distinguish measured phenomena from civil convention and historical interpretation, preserve location and time dependencies, and avoid turning factual sky data into a deterministic personal claim.
Sources and editorial method
Research references used for this entry include:
- International Astronomical Union: The Constellations - Official names, abbreviations, and boundaries for the 88 modern constellations.
- NASA Space Place: What Are Constellations? - NASA introduction to constellation regions, patterns, visibility, and seasonal sky changes.
The page starts with a direct definition, then separates use, example, caution, spiritual meaning, and historical context. For astrology, occult, demonology, curse, and spiritual warfare terms, the editorial rule is to explain the term without making fear-based, fatalistic, medical, legal, financial, or ritual-instruction claims.
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