Heliocodex

Meet a star / Constellations

Leo

122 stars in Leo can be seen by eye from a dark place. 17 have names of their own. The rest go by a Greek letter, a number, or their place in a catalogue. Here is every one, brightest first.

Its stars

127 in all. The dot shows each star's colour.

  1. RegulusOne of the brightest in the sky, 79 light years
  2. AlgiebaEasy to see, 130 light years
  3. DenebolaEasy to see, 36 light years
  4. ZosmaEasy to see, 58 light years
  5. Ras Elased AustralisEasy to see, 250 light years
  6. ChertanEasy to see, 170 light years
  7. AdhaferaEasy to see, 270 light years
  8. Eta LeonisEasy to see, 1,300 light years
  9. SubraSeen away from bright lights, 130 light years
  10. RasalasSeen away from bright lights, 120 light years
  11. Iota LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 77 light years
  12. Sigma LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 220 light years
  13. 54 LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 290 light years
  14. Upsilon LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 180 light years
  15. AlterfSeen away from bright lights, 330 light years
  16. YunüSeen away from bright lights, 300 light years
  17. 60 LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 130 light years
  18. Phi LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 180 light years
  19. Kappa LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 200 light years
  20. 93 LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 230 light years
  21. 72 LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 960 light years
  22. Chi LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 95 light years
  23. Pi LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 410 light years
  24. 61 LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 580 light years
  25. 87 LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 600 light years
  26. 40 LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 70 light years
  27. 58 LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 360 light years
  28. Tau LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 560 light years
  29. 59 LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 150 light years
  30. Xi LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 220 light years
  31. 10 LeonisSeen away from bright lights, 250 light years
  32. 48 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  33. 6 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 500 light years
  34. 75 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 330 light years
  35. 92 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  36. Nu LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 500 light years
  37. 22 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 140 light years
  38. 73 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 390 light years
  39. 53 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  40. Psi LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 610 light years
  41. 79 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 350 light years
  42. Omega LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 110 light years
  43. 69 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 530 light years
  44. 37 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 590 light years
  45. 46 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 690 light years
  46. HIP 53273Just seen from a dark place, 310 light years
  47. 52 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  48. 51 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 190 light years
  49. 65 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  50. 95 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 490 light years
  51. 86 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 310 light years
  52. HIP 47168Just seen from a dark place, 570 light years
  53. 81 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 140 light years
  54. 44 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  55. 15 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  56. 49 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 430 light years
  57. 18 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 510 light years
  58. HIP 49220Just seen from a dark place, 940 light years
  59. 67 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  60. 3 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  61. 8 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  62. 85 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  63. HIP 48982Just seen from a dark place, 340 light years
  64. 89 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 89 light years
  65. HIP 54863Just seen from a dark place, 200 light years
  66. HIP 55716Just seen from a dark place, 490 light years
  67. HIP 56601Just seen from a dark place, 230 light years
  68. HIP 47943Just seen from a dark place, 2,000 light years
  69. 39 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 74 light years
  70. HIP 50336Just seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  71. HIP 48734Just seen from a dark place, 580 light years
  72. HIP 57606Just seen from a dark place, 190 light years
  73. 76 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  74. HIP 47544Just seen from a dark place, 770 light years
  75. 56 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 390 light years
  76. 55 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 150 light years
  77. 35 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 100 light years
  78. 62 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 610 light years
  79. 90 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 1,900 light years
  80. 45 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  81. HIP 57240Just seen from a dark place, 2,600 light years
  82. HIP 50174Just seen from a dark place, 190 light years
  83. HIP 55595Just seen from a dark place, 630 light years
  84. HIP 50109Just seen from a dark place, 510 light years
  85. HIP 57646Just seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  86. HIP 48876Just seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  87. 43 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 230 light years
  88. 20 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  89. HIP 54027Just seen from a dark place, 180 light years
  90. HIP 53240Just seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  91. HIP 51161Just seen from a dark place, 340 light years
  92. 42 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 470 light years
  93. HIP 53472Just seen from a dark place, 750 light years
  94. HIP 55941Just seen from a dark place, 530 light years
  95. 13 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 550 light years
  96. HIP 46938Just seen from a dark place, 500 light years
  97. 88 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 76 light years
  98. HIP 52513Just seen from a dark place, 220 light years
  99. HIP 54688Just seen from a dark place, 180 light years
  100. HIP 46232Just seen from a dark place, 280 light years
  101. HIP 53167Just seen from a dark place, 900 light years
  102. 7 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 680 light years
  103. 80 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 180 light years
  104. HIP 49445Just seen from a dark place, 330 light years
  105. HIP 53141Just seen from a dark place, 890 light years
  106. HIP 57779Just seen from a dark place, 170 light years
  107. HIP 52660Just seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  108. HIP 54319Just seen from a dark place, 960 light years
  109. HIP 46058Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  110. HIP 50516Just seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  111. HIP 56500Just seen from a dark place, 570 light years
  112. 34 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  113. 19 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 280 light years
  114. 23 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  115. FormosaJust seen from a dark place, 400 light years
  116. HIP 48895Just seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  117. 64 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  118. HIP 48023Just seen from a dark place, 560 light years
  119. 83 LeonisJust seen from a dark place, 58 light years
  120. HIP 56388Just seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  121. HIP 47779Just seen from a dark place, 390 light years
  122. HIP 46891Just seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  123. DingolayNeeds a telescope, 520 light years
  124. SagarmathaNeeds a telescope, 160 light years
  125. ShamaNeeds a telescope, 160 light years
  126. NoquisiNeeds a telescope, 33 light years
  127. Wolf 359Needs a telescope, 7.8 light years

Where this comes from

The stars and their measurements are from the HYG star database, version 4.4, by David Nash, shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Which constellation a star belongs to follows the boundaries drawn by the International Astronomical Union, as that database gives them. To see what is up tonight, open the sky map.