Stars in Leo
The brightest star in Leo is Regulus, at apparent magnitude 1.40 and 79 ly from Earth, one of 103 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 19 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regulus | 1.40 | 79.3 ly | Blue-white main-sequence star | 11,535 K |
| 2 | Algieba | 2.00 | 130 ly | K1 IIIb Fe-0.5 | 4,330 K |
| 3 | Denebola | 2.13 | 36.2 ly | White main-sequence star | 8,720 K |
| 4 | Zosma | 2.56 | 58.4 ly | A4V | ~8,766 K |
| 5 | Ras Elased Australis | 2.97 | 247 ly | G0II | ~5,257 K |
| 6 | Chertan | 3.33 | 165 ly | A2V | ~10,163 K |
| 7 | Adhafera | 3.43 | 274 ly | F0III | ~7,418 K |
| 8 | Eta Leo | 3.48 | 1,269 ly | A0Ib | ~10,529 K |
| 9 | Subra | 3.52 | 130 ly | A5V+... | ~6,317 K |
| 10 | Shaomin | 3.84 | – | B1Ib SB | ~12,449 K |
| 11 | mu Leo | 3.87 | 106 ly | K2 III | 4,538 K |
| 12 | Rasalas | 3.88 | 124 ly | K0III | ~4,266 K |
| 13 | Iota Leo | 4.00 | 77.2 ly | F2IV SB | ~6,760 K |
| 14 | Sigma Leo | 4.05 | 220 ly | B9.5Vs | ~10,912 K |
| 15 | 54 Leo | 4.30 | 287 ly | A1 | ~9,930 K |
| 16 | Upsilon Leo | 4.30 | 182 ly | G9III | ~4,784 K |
| 17 | ups Leo | 4.30 | 172 ly | G9 III | 4,836 K |
| 18 | Alterf | 4.32 | 329 ly | K5IIIvar | ~3,733 K |
| 19 | Yunü | 4.39 | 295 ly | K4III | ~3,873 K |
| 20 | 60 Leo | 4.42 | 127 ly | A1m | ~9,509 K |
| 21 | Phi Leo | 4.45 | 184 ly | A7IVn | ~8,086 K |
| 22 | Kappa Leo | 4.47 | 201 ly | K2III | ~4,266 K |
| 23 | 93 Leo | 4.50 | 233 ly | A comp SB | ~6,183 K |
| 24 | HD 100655 | 6.44 | 447 ly | G9 III | 4,891 K |
| 25 | Formosa | 6.45 | 399 ly | G9III | ~4,719 K |
| 26 | HIP 54515 | 6.81 | 270 ly | A5 V | 8,100 K |
| 27 | HD 89307 | 7.03 | 104 ly | G0 V | 5,955 K |
| 28 | HD 99492 | 7.57 | 59.4 ly | K2 V | 4,929 K |
| 29 | HD 94834 | 7.60 | 320 ly | K0 | 4,798 K |
| 30 | HD 81040 | 7.72 | 112 ly | G2/G3 | 5,755 K |
| 31 | HD 97658 | 7.76 | 70.3 ly | K1 V | 5,212 K |
| 32 | TOI-1898 | 7.87 | 260 ly | F-type | 6,241 K |
| 33 | HD 95089 | 7.92 | 447 ly | G8/K0 IV | 4,918 K |
| 34 | HD 98736 | 7.93 | 106 ly | G5 | 5,271 K |
| 35 | HD 88133 | 8.02 | 240 ly | G5 | 5,392 K |
| 36 | HD 87646 | 8.07 | 240 ly | G | 5,770 K |
| 37 | HD 96063 | 8.21 | 457 ly | G6 V | 5,020 K |
| 38 | Dingolay | 8.21 | 515 ly | K0 | ~5,117 K |
| 39 | HD 100777 | 8.42 | 162 ly | G8 V | 5,533 K |
| 40 | Sagarmatha | 8.42 | 162 ly | K0 | ~5,404 K |
| 41 | HD 102272 | 8.69 | 1,132 ly | K0 | 4,790 K |
| 42 | HD 99109 | 9.10 | 179 ly | G8/K0 IV | 5,282 K |
| 43 | Shama | 9.10 | 163 ly | K0 | ~5,067 K |
| 44 | TOI-5159 | 9.37 | 180 ly | K-type | 5,156 K |
| 45 | HD 89345 | 9.38 | 432 ly | G5 | 5,576 K |
| 46 | Gl 410 | 9.57 | 38.9 ly | K | 3,842 K |
| 47 | TOI-1789 | 9.72 | 747 ly | F | 5,991 K |
| 48 | BD+20 2457 | 9.74 | 5,022 ly | K2 II | 4,137 K |
| 49 | TOI-5108 | 9.75 | 427 ly | G-type | 5,808 K |
| 50 | KELT-4 A | 9.98 | 711 ly | F | 6,206 K |
| 51 | TOI-5126 | 10.14 | 523 ly | F V | 6,150 K |
| 52 | TYC 1422-614-1 | 10.19 | 2,193 ly | K-type | 4,806 K |
| 53 | BD+15 2375 | 10.41 | 2,505 ly | G5 | 4,649 K |
| 54 | K2-261 | 10.61 | 696 ly | G7 IV/V | 5,490 K |
| 55 | Noquisi | 10.67 | 31.8 ly | M2.5 V | 3,586 K |
| 56 | WASP-106 | 11.21 | 1,149 ly | F9 D | 6,002 K |
| 57 | K2-164 | 11.35 | 1,225 ly | G-type | 5,791 K |
| 58 | TOI-1801 | 11.58 | 100 ly | M0.5+/-0.5 V | 3,863 K |
| 59 | TOI-5174 | 11.58 | 643 ly | G-type | 5,644 K |
| 60 | TOI-3837 | 11.67 | 1,017 ly | G-type | 5,905 K |
| 61 | K2-36 | 11.73 | 358 ly | K2 V | 4,916 K |
| 62 | WASP-104 | 11.78 | 606 ly | G8 | 5,475 K |
| 63 | TOI-5143 | 11.94 | 592 ly | K V | 5,183 K |
| 64 | K2-46 | 12.14 | 1,465 ly | F-type | 6,256 K |
| 65 | K2-3 | 12.17 | 144 ly | M V | 3,844 K |
| 66 | K2-319 | 12.21 | 682 ly | G-type | 5,440 K |
| 67 | TOI-6954 | 12.26 | 620 ly | K-type | 5,171 K |
| 68 | K2-44 | 12.27 | 1,555 ly | G-type | 5,912 K |
| 69 | TOI-3856 | 12.29 | 1,026 ly | G-type | 5,622 K |
| 70 | K2-403 | 12.30 | 804 ly | G4 | 5,511 K |
| 71 | EPIC 248847494 | 12.35 | 1,800 ly | K-type | 4,898 K |
| 72 | K2-12 | 12.38 | 1,065 ly | F9 | 5,672 K |
| 73 | K2-10 | 12.43 | 888 ly | F9 | 5,533 K |
| 74 | TOI-2986 | 12.63 | 1,837 ly | G-type | 5,906 K |
| 75 | K2-27 | 12.69 | 814 ly | G-type | 5,246 K |
| 76 | K2-405 | 12.82 | 643 ly | K0 | 4,927 K |
| 77 | K2-13 | 12.88 | 1,117 ly | G3 | 5,698 K |
| 78 | K2-402 | 13.03 | 1,706 ly | G2 | 5,716 K |
| 79 | WASP-183 | 13.08 | 1,061 ly | G9 | 5,313 K |
| 80 | K2-11 | 13.41 | 1,074 ly | G8 | 5,433 K |
| 81 | Wolf 359 | 13.45 | 7.8 ly | M6 | ~3,169 K |
| 82 | K2-7 | 13.45 | 2,409 ly | G-type | 5,700 K |
| 83 | K2-18 | 13.48 | 124 ly | M2.5 V | 3,457 K |
| 84 | TOI-5720 | 13.85 | 117 ly | M3.5 +/- 1.0 | 3,325 K |
| 85 | EPIC 201497682 | 13.95 | 825 ly | K-type | 4,991 K |
| 86 | K2-47 | 14.06 | 1,141 ly | K-type | 5,054 K |
| 87 | K2-35 | 14.17 | 824 ly | K4 V | 4,403 K |
| 88 | TOI-654 | 14.54 | 188 ly | M2 V | 3,521 K |
| 89 | K2-404 | 14.62 | 397 ly | M1 | 3,748 K |
| 90 | K2-50 | 14.71 | 840 ly | K-type | 4,326 K |
| 91 | K2-8 | 14.80 | 1,316 ly | K3 V | 4,870 K |
| 92 | EPIC 201757695 | 14.97 | 1,884 ly | K-type | 4,520 K |
| 93 | K2-5 | 14.97 | 662 ly | K7.5 V | 3,930 K |
| 94 | K2-324 | 15.22 | 446 ly | K-type | 3,752 K |
| 95 | K2-22 | 15.56 | 795 ly | M0 V | 3,879 K |
| 96 | K2-45 | 15.75 | 1,616 ly | K-type | 4,103 K |
| 97 | K2-43 | 15.75 | 595 ly | K-type | 3,841 K |
| 98 | TOI-5634 A | 16.85 | 999 ly | K-type | 3,896 K |
| 99 | EPIC 201170410 | 17.70 | 437 ly | M-type | 3,648 K |
| 100 | K2-320 | 17.81 | 355 ly | M-type | 3,157 K |
| 101 | DP Leo | 18.68 | 997 ly | B-type | 13,500 K |
| 102 | TOI-6894 | – | 241 ly | M-type | 3,007 K |
| 103 | Icarus | – | 9.3 billion ly | Blue supergiant | – |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Leo?
The brightest star in Leo is Regulus, at apparent magnitude 1.40 and 79 ly from Earth, one of 103 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 19 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Leo?
The nearest of them is Wolf 359, 8 ly away.