Praecipua

Leo Minor · 46 LMi · HR 4247

HIP53229
IAU adoption2017/06/30

Name origin

Piazzi (1814) in his star catalogue introduced this proper name for the star because Hevelius (1690) had added the adjective "praecipua" (Chief) as a description of this star.

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