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Leo
The Lion
Map of Leo
Genitive
  :Leonis
Abbreviation
  Leo
Right Ascension
  09h18 to 11h56
Declination
  -6.4° to +33.3°
Area (sq deg)
  947
Brightest Star
  Regulus
Optimum Visibility
  March
 This zodiacal constellation is unmistakably shaped liked the lion from which it takes its name. It contains the well-known blue dwarf star Regulus, and a number of spiral galaxies. Relative Galactic Position of Leo
Leo is a neighbour of Coma Berenices, home of the Northern Galactic Pole, and so lies almost directly 'upward' through the plane of the Milky Way.
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