Talk:List of stars in Leo

Etymologies

 * Stars with proper names (merged kwami (talk))


 * Regulus or Cor Leonis or Qalb [Kabelaced, Qalb al-Asad] or Rex (32/α Leo) 1.36
 * < rēgulus The prince
 * < cor leōnis The heart of the lion
 * < قلب الأسد Qalb ul-Āsad  The heart of the lion


 * (94/β Leo) 2.14 Denebola [Deneb Alased, Deneb Aleet]
 * < ذنب الأسد Ðanab ul-Āsad The tail of the lion


 * (41/γ1 Leo) 2.01 Algieba [Al Gieba, Algeiba]
 * < الجبهة al-jabha[h] The forehead
 * (or much less likely from Arabicized Latin juba The mane)


 * (68/δ Leo) 2.56 Zosma [Zozma, Zozca, Zosca, Zubra] or Duhr [Dhur]


 * (17/ε Leo) 2.97 Ras Elased [Ras Elased Australis] or Algenubi
 * < رأس الأسد الجنوبي Rās al-Āsad al-Janūbii The southern one of the lion head


 * (36/ζ Leo) 3.43 Adhafera [Aldhafera, Aldhafara]
 * < الضفيرة Al-Ðafīrah  The braid/curl (of the mane)


 * (30/η Leo) 3.48 Al Jabhah
 * < الجبهة al-jabha[h] The Front or The Forehead


 * (70/θ Leo) 3.33 Chertan [Chort] or Coxa
 * < ? al-xarat The rib (two small ribs?)
 * < cōxa The hip


 * (78/ι Leo) 4.00 Tsze Tseang
 * < 次將 (Mandarin cìjiàŋ) The vice-general


 * (1/κ Leo) 4.47 Al Minliar al Asad
 * < Muzzle (or Nose) of the Lion


 * (4/λ Leo) 4.32 Alterf or Al Terf
 * < الطرف AŢ-Ţarf The eye, the glance (of the lion)


 * (24/μ Leo) 3.88 Rasalas [Ras Elased Borealis, Ras al Asad al Shamaliyy] or Alshemali
 * < رأس الأسد الشمالي Ra's ul-Āsad il-Šamālii The northern one of the lion head


 * (14/ο Leo) &mdash; double 3.52, 3.7 Subra
 * Stars with Bayer designations:


 * (47/ρ Leo) 3.84 Shir or Ser
 * < shir Persian for "lion"


 * (77/σ Leo) 4.05 Shishimai
 * < 獅子舞 shishimai Lion Dance

Merged. kwami (talk) 21:56, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Xi
I removed the circular link - someone made a redirect... Rothorpe (talk) 18:26, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

I thought I read once that there was a star in Leo that ceased being visible in 29 AD.
But now I can't even re-find where I read this claim, much less how to verify it.--JaredMithrandir (talk) 07:27, 23 May 2016 (UTC)