Leo Leo
Leo is one of the 88 constellations, covering 944 square degrees of the sky (12th largest). It is highest at midnight in March and best in the evening sky in April and May.
16 of its best-known objects have a page of their own here.
Facts
| Abbreviation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Size | 944 square degrees (12th largest of the 88; the full Moon covers about 0.2) |
| Middle (J2000) | 10h 41m, +15° |
| Highest at midnight | March (in the evening, around 8–10 pm: April and May) |
| How high | From India (about 20° N) its middle climbs to about 85° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 55°. |
| Pages here | 16 objects |
Galaxies
7Black holes, pulsars and other extreme objects
2Stars
7Brightest NGC and IC objects
OpenNGC| Object | Type | Magnitude | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGC 2903 (on the map) | Galaxy | 8.9 | 11.9′ |
| M66 · NGC 3627 | Galaxy | 8.9 | 10.3′ |
| NGC 3521 (on the map) | Galaxy | 9.1 | 8.3′ |
| M96 · NGC 3368 | Galaxy | 9.2 | 8.3′ |
| M105 · NGC 3379 | Galaxy | 9.3 | 4.9′ |
| M65 · NGC 3623 | Galaxy | 9.3 | 7.6′ |
| NGC 3628 | Galaxy | 9.5 | 11′ |
| M95 · NGC 3351 | Galaxy | 9.8 | 7.2′ |
| NGC 3384 (on the map) | Galaxy | 10 | 5.2′ |
| NGC 3607 (on the map) | Galaxy | 10 | 4.6′ |
| NGC 3489 (on the map) | Galaxy | 10.2 | 3.4′ |
| NGC 3377 (on the map) | Galaxy | 10.3 | 3.9′ |
Smaller magnitudes are brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6. The full Moon is about 31′ across.
Data: IAU constellation boundaries (Roman 1987) · OpenNGC (Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data sources & credits