Leo I

Leo I — galaxy, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Leo I in an interactive 3D view of space. See its catalogue position, distance and astronomical facts.

A distant Milky Way satellite that swings far out on its orbit — its stars kept forming late, unusually so for a dwarf spheroidal.

Type

Dwarf spheroidal

Distance

820,000 light-years

Note

Sits beside the bright star Regulus in the sky

Explore Leo I in 3D

Leo I is placed in three-dimensional space using catalogue coordinates and an adopted astronomical distance. Rotate and zoom to explore the model. Stellar surfaces, gas structure and dust depths may be reconstructed or illustrative, as described in its facts; this is not live imagery from a telescope.