13 Leonis

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:21 | Tran: 18:48 | Set: 3:19

Alt: -9.81° Az: 22.12° Direction: North-North-East

13 Leonis is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Leo.

13 Leonis visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, 13 Leonis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 13 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 13 Leonis during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 43m 05s

Declination +25° 47’ 46”

Hour Angle 13h 37m 21s

Sidereal Time 23h 20m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 41m 38s

Declination +25° 54’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 203.37°

Galactic Latitude 47.78°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.14

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature 4213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 13 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 13 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

13 Leonis is distant 540.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 165.84

Distance (light year) 540.63

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 13 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD83821

SAO Catalogue SAO80970

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47550

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 1991

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 13 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.2° RISE 10:21

Max altitude: 64.3° TRANSIT 18:48

Azimuth: 295.8° SET 3:19

Set Location

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