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LEO

 

 

(Abbreviation:  LEO).

 

An important Zodiacal constellation mythlogically, the Nemæan lion which was killed by Hercules.  There are 12 stars the fourth magnitude:  b (Denebola) was ranked as of the first magnitude by Ptolemy and others, and there is therefore a suspicion that it has faded, though the evidence is not conclusive.

 

BRIGHTEST  STARS

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

MAG.

ABS.MAG.

SPEC

DIST.PC

H

M

S

o

1    k

09

24

39.2

+26

10

56

4.46

-0.1

K2

73

4    l

09

31

43.1

+22

58

04

4.31

-0.3

K5

79  ALTERF

14  o

09

41

09.0

+09

53

32

3.52

2.1

A5

17  SUBRA

17  Î

09

45

51.0

+23

46

27

2.98

-2.0

GO

95  ASAD AUSTRALIS  L/Y 300

24  m

09

52

45.8

+26

00

25

3.88

-0.1

K2

55  RASSALAS

29  p

10

00

12.7

+08

02

39

4.70

-0.5

M2

110

30  h

10

07

19.9

+16

45

45

3.52

-5.2

AO

560

31  A

10

07

54.2

+09

59

51

4.37

-0.3

K4

81

32  a

10

08

22.2

+11

58

02

1.35

-0.6

B7

26  REGULUS  L/Y 84

36  z

10

16

41.4

+23

25

02

3.44

0.6

FO

36  ADHAFERA

41  g

10

19

58.3

+19

50

30

1.99

0.2

KO+G7

28  ALGIEBA  L/Y 200

47  r

10

32

48.6

+09

18

24

3.85

-5.7

B1

770

54 

10

55

37.2

+24

44

55

4.32

1.2

A1

42

61 

11

01

49.6

-02

29

04

4.74

-0.3

K5

86

60  b

11

02

19.7

+20

10

47

4.42

0.4

AO

22

63  c

11

05

01.0

+07

20

10

4.63

1.3

F2

47

68  d

11

14

06.4

+20

31

25

2.56

1.9

A4

16  ZOSMA

70  q

11

14

14.3

+15

25

46

3.34

1.4

A2

24  CHORT

72 

11

15

12.2

+23

05

43

4.63

-0.5

gM2

100

74  f

11

16

39.6

-03

39

06

4.47

1.5

A7

39

77  s

11

21

08.1

+06

01

45

4.05

0.2

B9

59

78  i

11

23

55.4

+10

31

45

3.94

1.9

F2

24

91  n

11

36

56.9

-00

49

26

4.30

0.2

G9

64

93 

11

47

59.0

+20

13

08

4.53

2.2

AO

22

94  b

11

49

03.5

+14

34

19

2.14

1.7

A3

12  DENEBOLA  L/Y 43

 

 

DOUBLES

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

MAGS.

P.A.

TYPE

H

M

S

o

1    k

09

24

39.2

+26

10

56

4.5,9.7

208

SLOW BINARY

32  a

10

08

22.2

+11

58

02

1.3,7.6

307

VERY WIDE-COMMON PROPER MOTION

41  g

10

19

58.3

+19

50

30

2.28,3.53

122

FINE BINARY (407 YEARS). WIDENING

84  t

11

27

56.2

+02

51

22

4.9,7.0

176

VERY WIDE AND EASY

 

VARIABLE

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

RANGE

PERIOD.D

SPEC

TYPE

H

M

o

R

09

44.9

+11

40

5.4---10.5

313

M

MIRA

 

 

GALAXIES

 

OBJECT

R.A.

DEC

TYPE

NOTES

H

M

o

NGC  2903

09

29.3

+21

44

GALAXY

MAG.9.TYPE Sb

NGC  2964

09

40.0

+32

05

GALAXY

MAG.11.TYPE Sc

NGC  3193

10

15.7

+22

09

GALAXY

MAG.11.5.TYPE EO

NGC  3226

10

20.7

+20

09

GALAXY

MAG.11.4.TYPE E2

NGC  3227

10

20.7

+20

07

GALAXY

MAG.11.4.TYPE Sb

NGC  3338

10

39.5

+14

00

GALAXY

MAG. 11.3.TYPE Sb

NGC  3351  M.95

10

41.3

+11

58

GALAXY

MAG.10.4.TYPE SBb

NGC  3367

10

44.0

+14

01

GALAXY

MAG.12.TYPE Sc

NGC  3368  M.96

10

44.1

+12

05

GALAXY

MAG.9.TYPE Sa. NEAR M.95

NGC  3412

10

48.3

+13

41

GALAXY

MAG.10.4.TYPE E5

NGC  3489

10

57.7

+14

10

GALAXY

MAG.10.6.TYPE E6

NGC  3521

10

03.2

+00

14

GALAXY

MAG.9.5.TYPE Sc

NGC  3593

11

12.0

+13

06

GALAXY

MAG.11.3.TYPE Sb

NGC  3607

11

14.3

+18

20

GALAXY

MAG.9.6.TYPE E1

NGC  3623  M.65

11

16.3

+13

22

GALAXY

MAG.9.5.TYPE Sa

NGC  3627  M.66

11

17.6

+13

16

GALAXY

MAG.8.8.TYPE Sb

NGC  3640

11

18.5

+03

31

GALAXY

MAG.10.7.TYPE E1

NGC  3686

11

25.1

+17

30

GALAXY

MAG.11.4.TYPE Sc

NGC  3810

11

38.4

+11

45

GALAXY

MAG.10.8.TYPE Sc

NGC  3900

11

46.6

+27

17

GALAXY

MAG.11.5.TYPE Sb

 

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