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Leo, with Leo Minor above, as depicted in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London c.1825 Leo is also home to a bright variable star , the red giant R Leonis . It is a Mira variable with a minimum magnitude of 10 and normal maximum magnitude of 6; it periodically brightens to magnitude 4.4.
Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation of Leo (right tip, below is bright Jupiter in 2004). Regulus is a multiple star system consisting of at least four stars and a substellar object. Regulus A is the dominant star, with a binary companion 177" distant that is thought to be physically related.
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Leo, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F G. Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. ... double star: 52 Leo: k: 52: ...
Theta Leonis, Latinized from θ Leonis, formally named Chertan, [10] is a star in the constellation of Leo.With an apparent visual magnitude of +3.324 [2] it is visible to the naked eye and forms one of the brighter stars in the constellation.
Tau Leonis (τ Leo) is a star in the zodiac constellation of Leo. Because it is located near the ecliptic, it is subject to occultations by the Moon. [8] It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.00, [2] which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. The distance to this star, as estimated using parallax measurements, [1] is 560 light years.
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.
Iota Leonis, Latinized from ι Leonis, is a triple star system in the constellation Leo. The system is fairly close to the Sun, at only 79 light-years (24.2 parsecs) away, based on its parallax. [1] The system has a combined apparent magnitude of 4.00 [2] making it faintly visible to the naked eye.
Wolf 359 is a red dwarf star located in the constellation Leo, near the ecliptic.At a distance of 7.86 light-years (2.41 parsecs) from Earth, it has an apparent magnitude of 13.54 and can only be seen with a large telescope.