Constellation
Leo
Leo (Leo) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Regulus (magnitude 1.36).
| Latin name | Leo |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Leo |
| Brightest star | Regulus |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 386 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 81 |
| Deep-sky objects | 6 |
| Galaxies | 231 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Regulus 1.36 · 79.3 light-years
- Algieba 2.01 · 130.1 light-years
- Denebola 2.14 · 35.9 light-years
- Zosma 2.56 · 58.4 light-years
- Ras Elased Australis 2.97 · 227.5 light-years
- Chertan 3.33 · 160.5 light-years
- Adhafera 3.43 · 232.3 light-years
- η Leo 3.48 · 1,816 light-years
- Subra 3.52 · 134.8 light-years
- Rasalas 3.88 · 125.0 light-years
- ι Leo 4.00 · 77.0 light-years
- σ Leo 4.05 · 240.6 light-years
- 54 Leo 4.30 · 303.6 light-years
- υ Leo 4.30 · 177.8 light-years
- Alterf 4.32 · 372.5 light-years
- 31 Leo 4.39 · 295.9 light-years
- 60 Leo 4.42 · 122.8 light-years
- φ Leo 4.45 · 188.7 light-years
- κ Leo 4.47 · 199.9 light-years
- 93 Leo 4.50 · 232.6 light-years
- 72 Leo 4.56 · 759.6 light-years
- χ Leo 4.62 · 94.3 light-years
- π Leo 4.68 · 476.1 light-years
- 61 Leo 4.73 · 593.6 light-years
- 87 Leo 4.77 · 495.0 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- Algieba 1 planet(s)
- Rasalas 1 planet(s)
- υ Leo 1 planet(s)
- Formosa 1 planet(s)
- HIP 54515 1 planet(s)
- HD 89307 1 planet(s)
- HD 99492 2 planet(s)
- HD 94834 1 planet(s)
- HD 81040 1 planet(s)
- HD 97658 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1898 1 planet(s)
- HD 95089 2 planet(s)
- HD 98736 1 planet(s)
- HD 88133 1 planet(s)
- HD 87646 1 planet(s)
- Dingolay 1 planet(s)
- Sagarmatha 1 planet(s)
- HD 102272 1 planet(s)
- Shama 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5531 1 planet(s)
- HD 89345 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5177 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5159 1 planet(s)
- Gl 410 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5108 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1789 1 planet(s)
- BD+20 2457 2 planet(s)
- KELT-4 A 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5126 2 planet(s)
- TYC 1422-614-1 2 planet(s)
- BD+15 2375 1 planet(s)
- Noquisi 1 planet(s)
- K2-261 1 planet(s)
- WASP-106 1 planet(s)
- K2-164 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1801 1 planet(s)
- WASP-104 1 planet(s)
- TOI-3837 1 planet(s)
- TOI-6954 1 planet(s)
- K2-36 2 planet(s)
- TOI-5174 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5143 1 planet(s)
- K2-3 3 planet(s)
- K2-46 1 planet(s)
- K2-319 1 planet(s)
- K2-44 1 planet(s)
- TOI-3856 1 planet(s)
- K2-403 1 planet(s)
- EPIC 248847494 1 planet(s)
- K2-12 1 planet(s)
- K2-10 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2986 1 planet(s)
- K2-27 1 planet(s)
- K2-405 1 planet(s)
- K2-13 1 planet(s)
- K2-402 1 planet(s)
- WASP-183 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5730 1 planet(s)
- K2-11 1 planet(s)
- K2-7 1 planet(s)
- K2-18 2 planet(s)
- TOI-5165 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5720 1 planet(s)
- EPIC 201497682 1 planet(s)
- K2-47 1 planet(s)
- K2-35 2 planet(s)
- TOI-654 1 planet(s)
- K2-404 1 planet(s)
- K2-50 2 planet(s)
- K2-8 2 planet(s)
- EPIC 201757695 1 planet(s)
- K2-5 2 planet(s)
- K2-324 1 planet(s)
- K2-22 1 planet(s)
- K2-43 2 planet(s)
- K2-45 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5634 A 1 planet(s)
- EPIC 201170410 1 planet(s)
- K2-320 1 planet(s)
- TOI-6894 1 planet(s)
- DP Leo 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- PSR B0919+06 (J0922+0638) Pulsar
- PSR B0950+08 (J0953+0755) Pulsar
- PSR B0943+10 (J0946+0951) Pulsar
- PSR J1022+1001 Pulsar
- PSR B1133+16 (J1136+1551) Pulsar
- PSR B0940+16 (J0943+1631) Pulsar
Galaxies
- Leo I 815,400 light-years
- M65 34.9 million light-years
- M66 34.9 million light-years
- NGC 3628 34.9 million light-years
- M95 32.6 million light-years
- M96 30.7 million light-years
- M105 34.6 million light-years
- UGC 6145 34.9 million light-years
- KKSG22 34.9 million light-years
- LeoIV 521,900 light-years
- NGC 3521 34.9 million light-years
- KKSG20 34.9 million light-years
- NGC 3521sat 34.9 million light-years
- LeoV 587,100 light-years
- UGC 5923 72.7 million light-years
- AGC191803 48.6 million light-years
- UGC 5288 22.3 million light-years
- LeG03 33.9 million light-years
- IC 559 30.7 million light-years
- UGC 6014 33.9 million light-years
- UGC 5456 18.3 million light-years
- LeG28 33.9 million light-years
- AGC200499 33.9 million light-years
- AGC202456 33.9 million light-years
- LeG22 33.9 million light-years
- AGC202248 33.9 million light-years
- LeG12 33.9 million light-years
- CGCG 66-109 33.9 million light-years
- LeG13 33.9 million light-years
- LSBC D640-14 33.9 million light-years
- LSBC D640-13 33.9 million light-years
- LeG10 33.9 million light-years
- LeG09 33.9 million light-years
- LeG17 33.9 million light-years
- FS04 33.9 million light-years
- LSBC D640-12 33.9 million light-years
- KK 96 33.9 million light-years
- AGC205156 34.0 million light-years
- UGC 5812 33.9 million light-years
- LeG05 33.9 million light-years
- AGC202256 35.9 million light-years
- NGC 3299 33.9 million light-years
- LeG04 33.9 million light-years
- LeG18 33.9 million light-years
- LeG19 33.9 million light-years
- NGC 3593 35.2 million light-years
- LeG26 33.9 million light-years
- IC 2791 33.6 million light-years
- LeG21 33.9 million light-years
- LeG14 33.9 million light-years
- AGC213436 33.6 million light-years
- KK 94 33.9 million light-years
- IC 2684 33.6 million light-years
- UGC 5944 36.1 million light-years
- NGC 3412 33.9 million light-years
- LeG23 33.9 million light-years
- IC 2787 33.6 million light-years
- AGC205268 33.9 million light-years
- LSBC D640-08 33.9 million light-years
- NGC 3489 39.4 million light-years
- LeG06 33.9 million light-years
- AGC205445 33.9 million light-years
- NGC 3377 35.6 million light-years
- KK 93 33.9 million light-years
- DDO 88 25.2 million light-years
- AGC205540 33.9 million light-years
- AGC205278 33.9 million light-years
- LeG33 33.9 million light-years
- AGC215354 34.0 million light-years
- LeG27 33.9 million light-years
- AGC205544 33.9 million light-years
- AGC205165 33.9 million light-years
- LeG11 33.9 million light-years
- Segue 1 65,200 light-years
- LeoT 1.37 million light-years
- NGC 3239 25.8 million light-years
- LeoP 6.52 million light-years
- CGCG 95-078 24.0 million light-years
- KDG056 29.0 million light-years
- UGC 6881 53.5 million light-years
- KKH 67 32.6 million light-years
- UGC 5086 29.0 million light-years
- NGC 2903 28.9 million light-years
- NGC 2903-HI-1 29.0 million light-years
- LeoII 684,900 light-years
- UGC 5672 37.2 million light-years
- DDO 97 44.8 million light-years
- AGC198508 33.9 million light-years
- AGC749315 70.1 million light-years
- AGC731448 44.0 million light-years
- NGC 3274 26.0 million light-years
- DDO 68 32.0 million light-years
- KISSB023 64.6 million light-years
- LeoA 2.64 million light-years
- KK 78 23.2 million light-years
- DDO 64 23.2 million light-years
- UGC 5209 21.4 million light-years
- IC 2745 472.4 million light-years
- IC 657 451.4 million light-years
- IC 680 582.5 million light-years
- NGC 3720 277.1 million light-years
- IC 683 724.0 million light-years
- NGC 3630 69.2 million light-years
- NGC 3641 81.8 million light-years
- NGC 3640 58.3 million light-years
- NGC 3495 52.6 million light-years
- NGC 3604 73.8 million light-years
- NGC 3509 359.0 million light-years
- NGC 3601 366.2 million light-years
- NGC 3567 294.9 million light-years
- NGC 3356 287.7 million light-years
- NGC 3186 392.8 million light-years
- NGC 3526 66.2 million light-years
- NGC 3462 300.2 million light-years
- NGC 2894 100.0 million light-years
- IC 658 483.7 million light-years
- NGC 2906 99.7 million light-years
- NGC 3388 308.8 million light-years
- NGC 3705 47.4 million light-years
- NGC 3130 381.6 million light-years
- NGC 2919 113.3 million light-years
- NGC 3070 250.1 million light-years
- NGC 3492 NED02 513.6 million light-years
- NGC 3506 298.3 million light-years
- IC 2649 569.8 million light-years
- NGC 2872 148.9 million light-years
- NGC 2958 310.5 million light-years
- NGC 3773 45.8 million light-years
- IC 677 151.4 million light-years
- NGC 3389 61.0 million light-years
- NGC 3230 146.1 million light-years
- NGC 3306 134.6 million light-years
- NGC 3153 130.8 million light-years
- NGC 3253 451.4 million light-years
- IC 737 191.5 million light-years
- IC 2804 279.3 million light-years
- NGC 3107 131.1 million light-years
- IC 2938 1.12 billion light-years
- NGC 3872 148.4 million light-years
- NGC 3419 141.4 million light-years
- NGC 3119 411.2 million light-years
- NGC 3075 166.9 million light-years
- NGC 3596 55.6 million light-years
- NGC 3485 66.9 million light-years
- IC 668 462.2 million light-years
- NGC 3800 154.3 million light-years
- IC 568 406.3 million light-years
- NGC 3094 112.0 million light-years
- IC 565 NED02 271.6 million light-years
- NGC 3405 NED01 300.0 million light-years
- NGC 3060 171.7 million light-years
- NGC 3934 176.1 million light-years
- NGC 3767 296.4 million light-years
- NGC 3691 50.6 million light-years
- NGC 2946 417.2 million light-years
- NGC 3684 54.2 million light-years
- NGC 3154 307.5 million light-years
- NGC 3473 427.6 million light-years
- NGC 3686 53.8 million light-years
- NGC 3598 286.4 million light-years
- NGC 3370 59.6 million light-years
- NGC 3457 53.9 million light-years
- NGC 3802 154.7 million light-years
- NGC 3659 59.9 million light-years
- NGC 3768 161.8 million light-years
- NGC 3764 NED01 159.9 million light-years
- NGC 3607 44.7 million light-years
- NGC 3599 38.8 million light-years
- NGC 3507 45.6 million light-years
- NGC 3303 NED02 287.8 million light-years
- NGC 3608 58.4 million light-years
- NGC 3626 69.6 million light-years
- NGC 3639 253.5 million light-years
- NGC 3864 326.0 million light-years
- NGC 3040 NED02 354.8 million light-years
- NGC 3859 254.8 million light-years
- IC 2955 303.4 million light-years
- IC 2951 284.2 million light-years
- NGC 3875 324.2 million light-years
- NGC 3860 260.7 million light-years
- NGC 3227 53.9 million light-years
- NGC 3222 260.2 million light-years
- NGC 3226 53.6 million light-years
- NGC 3646 197.9 million light-years
- NGC 3649 203.3 million light-years
- IC 610 54.5 million light-years
- NGC 3821 268.6 million light-years
- NGC 3588 NED01 365.3 million light-years
- IC 732 NED02 340.6 million light-years
- IC 732 NED01 331.1 million light-years
- NGC 3697 291.7 million light-years
- IC 742 299.4 million light-years
- NGC 3940 299.1 million light-years
- NGC 3910 366.6 million light-years
- IC 707 306.5 million light-years
- NGC 3221 191.5 million light-years
- NGC 3190 59.2 million light-years
- NGC 3301 61.5 million light-years
- NGC 3925 369.9 million light-years
- NGC 3193 65.2 million light-years
- NGC 3753 406.6 million light-years
- NGC 3746 420.4 million light-years
- NGC 2991 347.4 million light-years
- NGC 3926 NED02 358.5 million light-years
- NGC 3748 410.8 million light-years
- NGC 3088 NED02 348.4 million light-years
- NGC 3808 NED01 329.7 million light-years
- NGC 3162 60.5 million light-years
- NGC 3248 71.0 million light-years
- NGC 2929 349.9 million light-years
- NGC 4002 306.7 million light-years
- NGC 2896 194.8 million light-years
- NGC 3701 130.3 million light-years
- NGC 3475 299.6 million light-years
- IC 2759 358.8 million light-years
- IC 2551 295.9 million light-years
- IC 2466 452.8 million light-years
- NGC 3098 64.6 million light-years
- NGC 3812 167.8 million light-years
- NGC 3920 169.4 million light-years
- NGC 3987 209.8 million light-years
- NGC 3997 222.3 million light-years
- NGC 3209 292.5 million light-years
- NGC 3689 127.6 million light-years
- IC 2590 295.6 million light-years
- NGC 3900 83.8 million light-years
- NGC 4008 168.7 million light-years
- NGC 3032 71.4 million light-years
- NGC 2893 79.2 million light-years
- IC 2475 496.2 million light-years
- NGC 2964 61.9 million light-years
Its other stars
- 40 Leo
- 58 Leo
- τ Leo
- 59 Leo
- ξ Leo
- 10 Leo
- 6 Leo
- 48 Leo
- 75 Leo
- ν Leo
- 92 Leo
- 22 Leo
- 73 Leo
- 53 Leo
- ψ Leo
- 79 Leo
- ω Leo
- 69 Leo
- 37 Leo
- 46 Leo
- HIP 53273
- 52 Leo
- 51 Leo
- 65 Leo
- 95 Leo
- 86 Leo
- HIP 47168
- 81 Leo
- 44 Leo
- 15 Leo
- 18 Leo
- 49 Leo
- HIP 49220
- 67 Leo
- 3 Leo
- 8 Leo
- 85 Leo
- HIP 48982
- 89 Leo
- HIP 54863
- HIP 47943
- HIP 55716
- HIP 56601
- 39 Leo
- HIP 50336
- HIP 48734
- HIP 47544
- 76 Leo
- HIP 57606
- 55 Leo
- 56 Leo
- 35 Leo
- 62 Leo
- 90 Leo
- 45 Leo
- GJ 3589
- HIP 57240
- HIP 48876
- HIP 50109
- HIP 55595
- HIP 57646
- 43 Leo
- 20 Leo
- HIP 53240
- HIP 54027
- HIP 51161
- 42 Leo
- HIP 53472
- HIP 55941
- HIP 46938
- 13 Leo
- HIP 52513
- 88 Leo
- HIP 54688
- HIP 46232
- HIP 53167
- 7 Leo
- 80 Leo
- HIP 49445
- HIP 53141
- HIP 57779
- HIP 52660
- HIP 54319
- HIP 46058
- HIP 50516
- 34 Leo
- HIP 56500
- 19 Leo
- 23 Leo
- Formosa
- HIP 48895
- 64 Leo
- HIP 47779
- HIP 48023
- 83 Leo
- HIP 56388
- HIP 46891
- HIP 54515
- HD 89307
- Gl 354.1A
- GJ 3596
- Gl 423.1
- GJ 3633
- HD 99492
- HD 94834
- GJ 3638
- GJ 3644
- HD 81040
- HD 97658
- GJ 3557
- GJ 3580
- TOI-1898
- HD 95089
- HD 98736
- HD 88133
- HD 87646
- Gl 452.3A
- Dingolay
- Sagarmatha
- Gl 452.3B
- HD 102272
- Gl 418
- Shama
- TOI-5531
- GJ 3670B
- HD 89345
- Gl 388
- TOI-5177
- GJ 1127
- TOI-5159
- Gl 410
- GJ 9356
- TOI-5108
- TOI-1789
- BD+20 2457
- KELT-4 A
- GJ 2079
- Gl 408
- GJ 3621
- Gl 402.1
- TOI-5126
- GJ 3650
- Gl 430.1
- TYC 1422-614-1
- Gl 361
- BD+15 2375
- GJ 3664
- Noquisi
- Gl 426B
- K2-261
- GJ 3649
- GJ 2085
- WASP-106
- GJ 1141A
- K2-164
- Gl 387B
- TOI-1801
- Gl 402
- GJ 1141B
- WASP-104
- TOI-3837
- TOI-6954
- GJ 3695
- K2-36
- TOI-5174
- TOI-5143
- GJ 3564
- K2-3
- K2-46
- Gl 351.1
- K2-319
- K2-44
- TOI-3856
- K2-403
- EPIC 248847494
- GJ 3643
- K2-12
- K2-10
- GJ 3598
- GJ 1142A
- GJ 3666
- GJ 3681
- TOI-2986
- Gl 403
- K2-27
- K2-405
- K2-13
- GJ 3652
- GJ 1142B
- K2-402
- WASP-183
- TOI-5730
- GJ 3599
- GJ 3568
- K2-11
- Gl 343
- GJ 3623
- Wolf 359
- K2-7
- K2-18
- TOI-5165
- GJ 3619
- GJ 1146
- GJ 3667
- GJ 3682
- GJ 3630
- TOI-5720
- EPIC 201497682
- GJ 3571
- GJ 3637
- K2-47
- K2-35
- GJ 3573
- Gl 359
- GJ 3582
- Gl 427
- GJ 3631
- TOI-654
- GJ 3691
- K2-404
- GJ 3576
- K2-50
- K2-8
- GJ 2074
- EPIC 201757695
- K2-5
- GJ 3575
- GJ 3672
- GJ 3657
- K2-324
- GJ 2077
- K2-22
- K2-43
- K2-45
- GJ 3636
- Gl 354.1B
- TOI-5634 A
- EPIC 201170410
- K2-320
- TOI-6894
- DP Leo
- 2MASSW J1146345+223053
- SDSS J105649.79+232841.7
- SIMP J10144907+1900041
- SDSS J101517.63+075212.0
- SDSS J113148.24+245848.8
- SDSS J092142.52+084202.7
- SDSS J092308.70+234013.7
- SDSS J111316.95-000246.6
- 2MASSI J1017075+130839
- SDSS J093706.72+284705.6
- SDSS J103309.11+121626.0
- SDSS J113344.68+131126.4
- SDSS J113035.14-005225.7
- 2MASSW J1035245+250745
- 2MASSW J1155009+230706
- SDSS J094818.61+132320.0
- SDSS J095908.97+312557.3
- SDSS J094047.88+294653.0
- SIMP J11411438+1941149
- 2MASSW J1145572+231730
- 2MASSI J1029216+162652
- SDSS J093756.58+203353.7
- 2MASS J10430758+2225236
- SDSS J104335.08+121314.1
- 2MASSW J0944027+313132
- SDSS J103451.12+125840.7
- SDSS J094134.92+100942.0
- SDSS J093113.23+280227.1
- SDSS J093328.00+265448.4
- SDSS J095850.68+200150.6
- SIMP J11272648+1234310
- SIMP J11220855+0343193
- SDSS J104319.44+071232.4
- SDSS J112505.01+055642.3
- SDSS J101929.15+171205.7
- SDSS J094903.15+264944.2
- SDSS J101304.34+071050.7
- SDSS J110705.31+245448.5
- SDSS J092308.93+182553.9
- SDSS J110443.47+162435.6
- SIMP J09463358+1808211
- SDSS J094350.20+151909.2
- SDSS J092441.88+122301.3
- SDSS J110555.02+042145.3
- SIMP J10580444+1339474
- SDSS J103528.61+231840.0
- SDSS J110212.06+162938.7
- SDSS J092532.11+283550.9
- PSO J167.1132+08.6331
- 2MASSI J1104012+195921
- SIMP J11171536+1857037
- SDSS J100016.92+321829.4
- SDSS J093535.49+234217.5
- 2MASSI J0937347+293142
- SIMP J11303803+2341480
- SIMP J10520466+1722433
- SDSS J103855.06+215626.5
- SDSS J110938.29+235339.6
- SIMP J11473434+2153590
- SDSS J105151.25+131116.3
- 2MASS J11191046+0552484
- SIMP J11430272+1905440
- ULAS J093930.74+065309.8
- SDSS J093824.88+290328.9
- PSO J175.2003+16.1403
- SDSS J100711.74+193056.2
- PSO J152.2977+15.9912
- PSO J162.0614+13.9756
- SDSS J112615.25+012048.2
- ULAS J112029.65-004440.6
- SDSS J113013.86+275049.1
- 2MASS J10524963+1858151
- 2MASS J10265851+2515262
- 2MASS J09325053+1836485
- ULAS J111929.43+002133.1
- ULAS J094136.50+094214.2
- ULAS J095126.87+075756.8
- ULAS J094742.01+074232.3
- ULAS J100647.06+121117.2
- 2MASS J10020752+1358556
- ULAS J100731.32+104758.8
- ULAS J100310.96+075220.3
- 2MASSI J1047538+212423
- ULAS J112043.11+090429.8
- ULAS J095606.72+082115.7
- ULAS J105836.92+085429.1
- ULAS J113151.32-003620.8
- SDSSp J111010.01+011613.1
- SDSS J104829.21+091937.8
- WISE J112438.12-042149.7
- ULAS J101243.54+102101.7
- WISEPC J095259.29+195507.3
- ULAS J102940.52+093514.6
- ULAS J105131.80+025751.0
- ULAS J092624.76+071140.7
- ULAS J094516.39+075545.6
- CWISEP J103453.14+161228.0
- ULAS J095401.45+092213.7
- ULAS J105134.32-015449.8
- ULAS J101821.78+072547.1
- ULAS J112059.41+121904.5
- ULAS J104355.37+104803.4
- ULAS J115239.94+113407.6
- CFBDS J092250.12+152741.4
- ULAS J110242.39+012021.9
- ULAS J105334.64+015719.7
- ULAS J113716.54+112657.2
- ULAS J104224.20+121206.8
- ULAS J092605.47+083517.0
- ULAS J094331.49+085849.2
- ULAS J093245.48+310206.4
- ULAS J112327.02+150059.4
- ULAS J111127.77+051855.5
- ULAS J094806.06+064805.0
- ULAS J105235.42+001632.7
- ULAS J094349.60+094203.4
- ULAS J092926.44+110547.3
- CWISEP J102201.27+145520.2
- CWISEP J100854.84+203136.6
- CWISEP J093852.89+063440.6