end of the constellation to Regulus. It is a blue-white star of magnitude 2.23, 36 light-years from Earth. The name Denebola means "the lion's tail". Algieba...
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Leo (astrology) (category Mythological lions)
Greek: Λέων, romanized: Léōn, Latin for "lion") is the fifth sign of the zodiac. It corresponds to the constellation Leo and comes after Cancer and before...
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constellation, but drawn together with Centaurus. In some manuscripts of Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars and celestial globes, it was drawn as a lion;...
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A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal...
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contemporary astronomy, 88 constellations are recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Each constellation is a region of the sky bordered...
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land against enemies, but was also invoked for good luck. The constellation Leo the lion was first recognised by the Sumerians around 4,000 years ago and...
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celestial hemisphere. It is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy. It is...
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Former constellations are old historical Western constellations that for various reasons are no longer widely recognised or are not officially recognised...
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among the constellations (although there are two lions and a lynx). It was between the constellations of Antlia and Hydra. This constellation was first...
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Al-Dhira' (category Gemini (constellation))
that it meant "the two forepaws" literally and invented the enlarged Lion constellation.[citation needed] Chaucer, Geoffrey; Mā Shā' Allah, al-Miṡrī (1872)...
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