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- 46_Leonis_Minoris comment "Praecipua is the brightest star in the constellation Leo Minor. It is sometimes known as \"o LMi\" (not \"ο LMi\"), from Bode's catalogue of 1801. It was presumably intended to be designated α, as Francis Baily decided to letter each star brighter than magnitude 4.5, but the designation was missing from his catalogue, even though the dimmer β was included.Its proper name is derived from the Latin \"the Chief (Star of Leo Minor)\".".