Leo

Also known as Leonis, Leo (constellation)

zodiac constellation passing through the celestial equator

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Leo is a constellation in the zodiac that crosses through the celestial equator as Earth orbits the sun. It matters because it's one of the traditional twelve zodiac constellations that have been used for thousands of years to mark seasons and navigate the night sky.

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Official name: Leo
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short name: Leo

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Leo /ˈliːoʊ/ is one of the constellations of the zodiac, between Cancer, the Crab, to the west and Virgo, the Maiden, to the east. It is located in the Northern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for lion, and to the ancient Greeks represented the Nemean Lion killed by the mythical Greek hero Heracles as one of his twelve labors. Its traditional astronomical symbol is (♌︎). One of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, Leo remains one of the 88 modern constellations today, and one of the most easily recognizable due to its many bright stars and a distinctive shape that is reminiscent of the crouching lion it depicts.

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