![]() ![]() The lion's mane and shoulders also form an asterism known as "The Sickle," which to modern observers may resemble a backwards " question mark."įeatures The constellation Leo as it can be seen by the naked eye (the bright object in the center of the picture is the planet, Jupiter) Stars One of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, Leo remains one of the 88 modern constellations today, and one of the most easily recognizable due to its many bright stars and a distinctive shape that is reminiscent of the crouching lion it depicts. 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. It is located in the Northern celestial hemisphere. ![]() 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. Visible at latitudes between + 90° and − 65°.īest visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of April. ˈ l iː oʊ/, genitive / l iː ˈ oʊ n ɪ s/
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