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) — 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)