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List of stars in Leo

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ644361 ↗
Source-derived summary

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Leo, sorted by decreasing brightness.

See also

List of stars by constellation

References

ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". Retrieved 2006-12-26.

Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index". Retrieved 2006-12-26.

Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position". Retrieved 2006-12-26.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “List of stars in Leo” as wikimedia list article. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1997, 2006, 2002, 1987—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where List, stars and Wikimedia can be independently traced.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q644361. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1997, 2006, 2002 and 1987.

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This entry incorporates text from “List of stars in Leo” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.