15 Leonis

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:09 | Tran: 9:15 | Set: 18:17

Alt: -3.04° Az: 330.15° Direction: North-North-West

15 Leonis is a sub-giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Leo.

15 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.64. Because of its faintness, 15 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 15 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 15 Leonis during the next 1000 years (-0.30 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 45m 00s

Declination +29° 51’ 35”

Hour Angle 09h 40m 06s

Sidereal Time 19h 25m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 43m 33s

Declination +29° 58’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 197.47°

Galactic Latitude 48.93°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 15 Leonis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.64

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.20

Spectral Type A2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.12

Temperature 8839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 15 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 15 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

15 Leonis is distant 159.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 48.83

Distance (light year) 159.18

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.1"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 15 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD84107

SAO Catalogue SAO61656

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47701

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+30 1901

FK5 Catalogue 1251

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 15 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 60.1° RISE 0:09

Max altitude: 68.4° TRANSIT 9:15

Azimuth: 299.9° SET 18:17

Set Location

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