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Leo / ˈ l iː oʊ / is one of the constellations of the zodiac, between Cancer the crab to the west and Virgo the maiden to the east. It is located in the Northern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for lion, and to the ancient Greeks represented the Nemean Lion killed by the mythical Greek hero Heracles as one of his twelve labors.
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Leo, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F G. Var HD ... • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s ...
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
Leo Minor is a small and faint constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere.Its name is Latin for "the smaller lion", in contrast to Leo, the larger lion.It lies between the larger and more recognizable Ursa Major to the north and Leo to the south.
Zeta Leonis (ζ Leonis, abbreviated Zeta Leo, ζ Leo), also named Adhafera / æ d ə ˈ f ɪər ə /, [11] is a third-magnitude star in the constellation of Leo, the lion.It forms the second star (after Gamma Leonis) in the blade of the sickle, which is an asterism formed from the head of Leo.
This year, the Snow Moon will appear in the zodiacal constellation Leo the Lion, although some years it may be in Cancer, or the small constellation Sextans, next to Leo. (It will visit the Cancer ...
Regulus is the brightest object in the constellation Leo and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation designated α Leonis, which is Latinized to Alpha Leonis, and abbreviated Alpha Leo or α Leo. Regulus appears singular, but is actually a quadruple star system composed of four stars that are organized into two ...
The Lion’s Gate Portal is an astrological term describing the alignment of the sun in Leo, the star Sirius, which is the brightest star as seen from Earth, the constellation Orion’s Belt and ...