22 Leonis

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:46 | Tran: 11:02 | Set: 19:17

Alt: 35.65° Az: 95.09° Direction: East

22 Leonis is a sub-giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Leo.

22 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.32. Because of its faintness, 22 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 22 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 22 Leonis during the next 1000 years (0.10 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.98 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 53m 16s

Declination +24° 16’ 42”

Hour Angle 19h 49m 34s

Sideral Time 05h 42m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 51m 52s

Declination +24° 23’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 206.42°

Galactic Latitude 49.69°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 22 Leonis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.32

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.30

Spectral Type A5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.23

Temperature 7938K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 22 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 22 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

22 Leonis is distant 130.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 40.16

Distance (light year) 130.92

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.179"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 22 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD85376

SAO Catalogue SAO81054

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP48390

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 2169

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 22 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.7° RISE 2:46

Max altitude: 62.8° TRANSIT 11:02

Azimuth: 294.3° SET 19:17

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Leo