Leo Minor: A small and faint constellation in the northern sky, named by Johannes Hevelius in 1687 to fill the gap between Leo and Ursa Major.
Stars: The constellation has three stars brighter than magnitude 4.5: 46 Leonis Minoris (an orange giant), Beta Leonis Minoris (a binary star), and 21 Leonis Minoris (a white variable star). It also contains two stars with planets, and several variable stars of different types.
Galaxies: Leo Minor contains many galaxies of various shapes and sizes, some of which are interacting or merging. It also hosts the unique object Hanny's Voorwerp, a light echo of a quasar.
Meteor shower: The Leonis Minorid meteor shower peaks in late October and is associated with the comet C/1739 K1 (Zanotti).
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