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Leo, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the z...

Hydra, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)Hydra, in astronomy, southern constellation lying S of Corvus, Crater, Virgo, Leo, and Cancer. It is a long, slender, winding constellation traditionally depicted as a snake and known also as the Wate...

Cancer, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)Cancer [Lat.,=the crab], in astronomy, constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Gemini and Leo; it is a constellation of the zodiac. It contains the st...

Regulus, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)Regulus rĕgˈyələs [key], brightest star in the constellation Leo; Bayer designation Alpha Leonis; 1992 position R.A. 10h08m, Dec. +12°00′. A bluish-white main-sequence star of spectral class B7...

coma, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)coma, in astronomy: see comet.

Eros, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)Eros, in astronomy: see asteroid. ...

Hermes, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)Hermes, in astronomy: see asteroid. ...

Icarus, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)Icarus, in astronomy: see asteroid. ...

Charon, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)Charon, in astronomy, the natural satellite, or moon, of Pluto. ...

Naiad, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)Naiad, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune. ...