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6. The 3 stars at the bottom of the Hydra bend are ξ, ο, and β, and they are rising in the12th hour:

ξ Hydrae 11h 33m 00.26s 11h 33.004m 175.3
 ο Hydrae 11h 40m 12.82s 11h 40.213m 177.1
β Hydrae 11h 52m 54.56s 11h 52.909m 180.3
Minkar 12h 10m 07.53s 12h 10.126m 184.7
Ga4-25 Ga4-26 Ga4-27 Ga5-1 Ga5-2 (*177)
λ Crateris (172.6), ε Crateris (172.9), γ Crateris (173.0) κ Crateris (173.5)  ξ Hydrae (175.3) θ Crateris (176.0) ι Crateris (176.5), ο Hydrae (177.1)
Ga5-3 (114) Ga5-4 (**87) Ga5-5 (*180)
 ζ Crateris (178.0) 93 Leonis (179.0), Denebola (179.3) Alaraph (179.6), Phekda, β Hydrae (180.3)

All 3 stars are close to Denebola. Possibly the 'crown' of the Lion King is Crater, which in turn seems to be a part of Hydra. (The 'crown jewels' could be 93 Leonis.)

The 'egg' (ο) is located 6 lunar months beyond spring equinox north of the equator.

We should add them to our previous list:

Dubhe

α Ursa Majoris 1.81 62° 01′ N 11h 01m 167.7 575.7

Al Sharas

β Crateris 4.46 18° 18′ S 11h 09m 169.6 577.6

Zosma

δ Leonis 2.56 20° 48′ N 11h 11m 170.2 578.2

Coxa

θ Leonis 3.33 15° 42′ N 11h 12m 170.4 578.4

Alula Australe

ξ Ursa Majoris 3.79 31° 49′ N 11h 16m 171.5 579.5

Alula Boreale

ν Ursa Majoris 3.49 33° 22′ N 11h 16m

Labrum

δ Crateris 3.56 14° 47′ S 11h 17m 171.6 579.6

 

λ Crateris 5.08 18° 47′ S 11h 20m 172.6 580.6

 

ε Crateris 4.81 10° 52′ S 11h 22m 172.9 580.9

 

γ Crateris 4.06 17° 41′ S 11h 22m 173.0 581.0

 

κ Crateris 5.93 12° 21′ S 11h 24m 173.5 581.5
  ξ Hydrae 3.54 31° 51′ S 11h 31m 175.3 583.3

 

θ Crateris 4.70 09° 48′ S 11h 34m 176.0 584.0

 

ι Crateris 5.48 13° 12′ S 11h 36m 176.5 584.5
  ο Hydrae 4.70 34° 45′ S 11h 38m 177.1 585.1

 

ζ Crateris 4.71 18° 21′ S 11h 42m 178.0 586.0
  93 Leonis 4.50 20° 13′ N 11h 46m 179.0 587.0

Denebola

β Leonis 2.14 14° 51′ N 11h 47m 179.3 587.3

Alaraph

β Virginis 3.59 02° 03′ N 11h 48m 179.6 587.6

Phekda

γ Ursa Majoris 2.41 53° 58′ N 11h 51m 180.3 588.3
  β Hydrae 4.29 33° 54′ S

 

η Crateris 5.17 17° 09′ S 11h 53m 180.9 588.9