The Lion Cub. Leo Minor is one of the seven constellations introduced by Johannes Hevelius in his posthumous catalogue of 1690. The others he introduced are Canes Venatici, Lacerta, Lynx, Scutum, Sextans, and Vulpecula. While Lacerta has two Bayer stars (alpha and beta), Leo Minor has only one. Curiously, it's Beta Leo Minor, not Alpha, the 2nd brightest star of the constellation. 46 Leo Minor is the brightest star, with a magnitude of 3.8. Leo Minor is the only northern hemisphere constellation which has no "alpha" star. The others, all in the southern hemisphere, are Norma, Puppis, and Vela.