Leo

Properties:

Right Ascension: 11h

Declination: +15°

Best Visibility: April(latitudes between +90 degrees and -65 degrees at 9 PM)

Symbolism: Lion


The constellation of Leo has been associated with a lion across several older cultures. In Greek mythology, Leo is associated with the Nemean lion that Heracles killed during his twelve labors.


Leo houses a few notable stars. These include Regulus(a blue-white main-sequence star), Beta Leonis(blue-white star), and Algieba(gold-yellow giant). Leo also holds the notable Leo Ring, a massive intergalactic cloud of hydrogen and helium gas orbiting two galaxies within Leo.

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