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because they liked the name leo

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Q: Why was the constellation Leo named Leo?
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Which constellation is named after a lion?

Leo


Who named the constellation Leo?

The Leo Constellation was named by the Egyptian people. It is one of the first constellations that was discovered and first discovered by the Mesopotamian people.


What constellation would you find the star named regulus?

It is in Leo and in the constellation known as the sickle, which makes up Leo's head and mane. It is in Leo and in the constellation known as the sickle, which makes up Leo's head and mane.


What is the name of a star in the sky that makes the constellation Leo?

One of the stars in the sky that makes up the constellation Leo is named Regulus. The name of one other star that is in this constellation is 83 Leo A.


Why is the constellation Leo named so?

it looks like a lion


What is a constellation in Leo?

Leo is a constellation - there is not a constellation inside Leo.


Where is constellation Leo located in the sky?

Leo is one of the zodiac constellation in the second quadrant of the northern sky. The constellation is a symbol of the mythical lion named Nemian.


Why was the constellation Leo called Leo?

The ancient Greeks and Romans named the constellation as a representation of the Nemean Lion killed by Heracles (Hercules) as one of his twelve labors.


In what constellation would you find the star named regulus?

The star Regulus, or Alpha Leonis, can be found in the constellation of Leo. It is the brightest star in the constellation.


What constellation is Leo the lion in?

Leo is a constellation.


What was the date leo the lion was named?

No one knows the exact date that the constellation leo was given its current name.


What solar system is the constellation Leo minor in?

Leo minor isn't in a constellation, it is a constellation. Leo minor lies between Ursa Major and Leo. It is bordered by Ursa Major, Lynx, Cancer, and Leo.