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CONSTELLATION OF LEO |
Name: Leo
Abbreviation: Leo
Meaning: Lion
Right Ascension: 11h
Declination: +15º
Area (Degrees squared): 947
Stars with known planets: 7
Bordering Constellations: Ursa Major, Leo Minor, Lynx,
Cancer, Hydra, Sextans, Crater,
Virgo, Coma Berenices
Visible at latitudes between +90º and -65º and best at 21.00h during April. In the northern hemisphere, the constellation of Leo is considered a
springtime constellation, visible between January and August depending on the time of night.
Leo is one of the 13 constellations of the zodiac, lying between Cancer to the west and Virgo to the east.
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Deep Sky Objects:
M65 - a Spiral galaxy, which together with its neighbours M66 and NGC 3628, forms a conspicuous and picturesque trio of
large spiral galaxies, known as the Leo Triplet or M66 group, located at a distance of about 35 million light years.
M66 - a Barred Spiral Galaxy, one of the Leo Triplet mentioned above.
M95 - a Spiral Galaxy which is a member of the Leo I or M96 group, which also contains M96, M105 and a number of fainter
galaxies.
M96 - a Spiral Galaxy, another member of the Leo I group as above.
M105 - an Elliptical Galaxy.
Leo contains many bright stars, the brightest of which is Regulus. Numbered Stars with Magnitudes are:
1. +1.35 - Regulus
2. +3.45
3. +2.20 - Algieba
4. +3.40 - Adhafera
5. +3.85 - Rasalas
6. +2.95
7. +2.55 - Zosma
8. +2.10 - Denebola
9. +3.30 - Chertan
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