Constellation Lion (lÌw.)
This is the Lion, or Leo as we call the constellation, who killed the Witch. Some legends call him the many coloured death. He is depicted as a male lion in resting poise, looking west.
See also làw. in the dictionary.
The 87 naked-eye stars
In the ‘Our designation’ column, letters (sometimes with superscript numbers) in front of constellation symbols refer to Bayer’s catalogue or to variable star designations, and numbers to Flamsteed’s catalogue. Row colours roughly approximate the stars’ colours. The links lead to the stars’ entries in the SIMBAD Astronomical Database.
The star with negative Lemizh brightness is a variable that is visible to the naked eye when at its brightest, but invisible on average.
Designation (hex) | Our designation | lbr | m | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | α/32 Leo (Regulus) | 6.53 | 1.36 |
10 | 10 | A/31 Leo | 2.50 | 4.39 |
11 | 11 | ν/27 Leo | 1.34 | 5.26 |
12 | 12 | 37 Leo | 1.13 | 5.42 |
13 | 13 | π/29 Leo | 2.11 | 4.68 |
14 | 14 | Hip 48876 | 0.29 | 6.05 |
2 | 2 | θ/70 Leo (Chertan) | 3.91 | 3.33 |
20 | 20 | n/73 Leo | 1.28 | 5.31 |
21 | 21 | 81 Leo | 0.92 | 5.58 |
22 | 22 | 85 Leo | 0.71 | 5.74 |
3 | 3 | β/94 Leo (Denebola) | 5.49 | 2.14 |
30 | 30 | Hip 57606 | 0.49 | 5.90 |
31 | 31 | Hip 57646 | 0.29 | 6.05 |
32 | 32 | o/95 Leo | 0.98 | 5.53 |
33 | 33 | 90 Leo | 0.43 | 5.95 |
34 | 34 | 93 Leo | 2.35 | 4.50 |
35 | 35 | A²/6 Vir | 0.92 | 5.58 |
36 | 36 | A¹/4 Vir | 1.28 | 5.31 |
37 | 37 | 6 Com | 1.57 | 5.09 |
38 | 38 | ο/9 Vir | 2.86 | 4.12 |
39 | 39 | 12 Vir | 0.56 | 5.85 |
4 | 4 | δ/68 Leo (Zosma) | 4.93 | 2.56 |
40 | 40 | 72 Leo | 2.27 | 4.56 |
41 | 41 | b/60 Leo | 2.46 | 4.42 |
42 | 42 | 67 Leo | 0.76 | 5.70 |
43 | 43 | 86 Leo | 0.97 | 5.54 |
44 | 44 | Hip 53472 | 0.13 | 6.17 |
45 | 45 | 54 Leo | 2.62 | 4.30 |
46 | 46 | 92 Leo | 1.34 | 5.26 |
47 | 47 | 48 LMi | 0.11 | 6.19 |
48 | 48 | Hip 57240 | 0.33 | 6.02 |
5 | 5 | γ¹/41 Leo (Algieba) | 5.66 | 2.01 |
50 | 50 | 40 Leo | 1.98 | 4.78 |
51 | 51 | Hip 51161 | 0.16 | 6.15 |
52 | 52 | GJ 3589 | 0.33 | 6.02 |
53 | 53 | Hip 52513 | 0.00 | 6.27 |
54 | 54 | m/51 Leo | 1.02 | 5.50 |
6 | 6 | η/30 Leo | 3.71 | 3.48 |
60 | 60 | 42 Leo | 0.15 | 6.16 |
7 | 7 | ε/17 Leo (Algenubi) | 4.39 | 2.97 |
70 | 70 | g/22 Leo | 1.30 | 5.29 |
71 | 71 | 13 Leo | 0.01 | 6.26 |
72 | 72 | Hip 46938 | 0.01 | 6.26 |
73 | 73 | 20 Leo | 0.23 | 6.10 |
74 | 74 | λ/4 Leo (Alterf) | 2.59 | 4.32 |
75 | 75 | κ/1 Leo | 2.39 | 4.47 |
8 | 8 | μ/24 Leo (Rasalas) | 3.18 | 3.88 |
80 | 80 | Hip 48982 | 0.69 | 5.75 |
81 | 81 | f/15 Leo | 0.84 | 5.64 |
9 | 9 | ζ/36 Leo (Adhafera) | 3.77 | 3.43 |
90 | 90 | 35 Leo | 0.43 | 5.95 |
91 | 91 | 39 Leo | 0.61 | 5.81 |
92 | 92 | Hip 50336 | 0.57 | 5.84 |
93 | 93 | Hip 49220 | 0.78 | 5.68 |
94 | 94 | Hip 50109 | 0.29 | 6.05 |
95 | 95 | 23 LMi | 1.04 | 5.49 |
96 | 96 | 41 LMi | 1.58 | 5.08 |
97 | 97 | 40 LMi | 1.01 | 5.51 |
A | A | ο/14 Leo (Subra) | 3.66 | 3.52 |
A0 | A0 | R Leo | −5.42 | 10.35 |
A1 | A1 | h/6 Leo | 1.60 | 5.07 |
A2 | A2 | 18 Leo | 0.80 | 5.67 |
A3 | A3 | ξ/5 Leo | 1.70 | 4.99 |
A4 | A4 | 10 Leo | 1.69 | 5.00 |
A5 | A5 | ω/2 Leo | 1.16 | 5.40 |
A6 | A6 | Hip 47943 | 0.63 | 5.80 |
A7 | A7 | 3 Leo | 0.73 | 5.72 |
A8 | A8 | Hip 48734 | 0.56 | 5.85 |
A9 | A9 | ψ/16 Leo | 1.21 | 5.36 |
AA | AA | Hip 48519 | 0.49 | 5.90 |
AB | AB | Hip 47310 | 2.11 | 4.68 |
AC | AC | 4 Sex | 0.04 | 6.24 |
AD | AD | 8 Leo | 0.72 | 5.73 |
B | B | ρ/47 Leo | 3.23 | 3.84 |
B0 | B0 | 49 Leo | 0.80 | 5.67 |
B1 | B1 | 45 Leo | 0.35 | 6.01 |
B2 | B2 | 44 Leo | 0.88 | 5.61 |
B3 | B3 | 48 Leo | 1.60 | 5.07 |
B4 | B4 | 43 Leo | 0.28 | 6.06 |
B5 | B5 | l/53 Leo | 1.26 | 5.32 |
B6 | B6 | 46 Leo | 1.12 | 5.43 |
B7 | B7 | k/52 Leo | 1.04 | 5.49 |
C | C | ι/78 Leo | 3.02 | 4.00 |
C0 | C0 | Hip 55716 | 0.63 | 5.80 |
C1 | C1 | Hip 56756 | 0.12 | 6.18 |
C2 | C2 | ω/1 Vir | 1.37 | 5.24 |
C3 | C3 | ξ/2 Vir | 1.90 | 4.84 |