Visible at latitudes between +90° and −65°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of April.
Abbreviation: Leo
English Name: the Lion
Right ascension: 11h
Declination: +15°
Area: 947 sq. deg. (12th)
Main stars: 9, 15
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 92
Stars with planets: 13
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 5
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 5
Brightest star: Regulus (α Leo) (1.35m)
Messier objects: 5
Meteor showers: Leonids
Bordering constellations
Ursa Major
Leo Minor
Lynx (corner)
Cancer
Hydra
Sextans
Crater
Virgo
Coma Berenices