Western asterism
Sickle
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Leo
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
January, February, March
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
6 stars, 5 lines
About
Sickle is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Leo, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- Sickle is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 6 stars with 5 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Regulus (apparent magnitude 1.36).
- Spans part of: Leo.
Important Stars
RegulusAlgiebaAdhaferaRasalasRas Elased Australis