Leone

Also known as Leonis, Leo (constellation)

costellazione settentrionale situata tra il Cancro e la Vergine

AI overview

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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Vinony's link graph records 627 inbound references to Leone, and connects out to list of stars in Leo, former constellation and Musca Borealis.

It sits within the topics Constellations listed by Ptolemy, Equatorial constellations and Leo (constellation).

Vinony links it to 104 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: zodiacal constellation
Named after: lion
Official name: Leo
Area: 947
Shares border with: Ursa Major
Image: LeoCC.jpg

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described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
notation: ♌
Commons category: Leo (constellation)
topic's main category: Category:Leo (constellation)
Commons gallery: Leo
short name: Leo
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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Article · Italiano

Il Leone (lat. Leo) è una costellazione zodiacale del cielo settentrionale; si trova infatti lungo la linea dell'eclittica, tra la debole costellazione del Cancro, a ovest, e la vastissima Vergine, a est.

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