43 Leonis

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:49 | Tran: 17:19 | Set: 23:50

Alt: -1.49° Az: 282.25° Direction: South

43 Leonis is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Leo.

43 Leonis visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, 43 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 43 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 43 Leonis during the next 1000 years (-0.30 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 24m 20s

Declination +06° 24’ 46”

Hour Angle 06h 42m 14s

Sidereal Time 17h 06m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 23m 00s

Declination +06° 32’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 236.37°

Galactic Latitude 49.21°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.83

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 43 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 43 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

43 Leonis is distant 229.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 70.32

Distance (light year) 229.25

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.1"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 43 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD89962

SAO Catalogue SAO118269

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50851

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 2289

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 43 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.6° RISE 10:49

Max altitude: 44.9° TRANSIT 17:19

Azimuth: 276.4° SET 23:50

Set Location

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