how are they identified?
By the pattern of stars
Constellation
(pattern of stars
what is leo minor? It is a small and faint constellation. who found it? Johannes Hevelius when? 1687 which stars are a part of it? 46 Leonis Minoris, Beta Leonis Minoris, 21 Leonis Minoris can you name a few of its characteristics? It is a small constellation, its area covers 232.0 square degrees of the sky, culminates each year at midnight etc the person who found this, did he find any other star? UNANSWERABLE the person who found this, where was he born? UNANSWERABLE what is a group of stars called? Constellation how many modern ones are there? 88
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Constellation [SEP] Terminology
The word "constellation" comes from the Late Latin term , which can be translated as "set of stars"; it came into use in English during the 14th century. The Ancient Greek word for constellation is ἄστρον. These terms generally referred to a recognisable pattern of stars whose appearance is associated with mythological characters or creatures, earthbound animals, or objects. A more modern astronomical sense of the term "constellation" denotes one of the 88 IAU designated constellations recognized today. Colloquial usage does not draw a sharp distinction between "constellations" and smaller "asterisms" (pattern of stars), yet the modern accepted astronomical constellations employ such a distinction.