Etymologies

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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
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)Reply

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

I thought I read once that there was a star in Leo that ceased being visible in 29 AD.

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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)Reply