Abbreviation: Leo
Genitive: Leonis
Right Ascension: 10.66 hours
Declination: 16.45 degrees
Leo, the Lion, can be found in the Northern Hemisphere in the spring and Southern Hemisphere in autumn.
Leo is the Nemean Lion from the Moon who was sent by Hera to slay Hercules. As Hercules first labor, he killed the lion by strangling it with his bare hands. Hercules wore the skin, which made him invincible. When Hercules died, the lion was returned to the celestial heavens with Hercules.
Leo to the Egyptians, was the place the Sun rose after creation (near Denebola) and so was called Domicilium Solis, the badge of fire and heat, or the House of the Sun.
