44 Leonis

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:53 | Tran: 16:18 | Set: 22:47

Alt: 14.40° Az: 269.95° Direction: West

44 Leonis is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Leo.

44 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.61. Because of its faintness, 44 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 44 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 44 Leonis during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 26m 35s

Declination +08° 39’ 15”

Hour Angle 05h 13m 47s

Sidereal Time 15h 40m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 25m 15s

Declination +08° 47’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 233.95°

Galactic Latitude 50.92°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.61

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.06

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature 3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 44 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 44 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

44 Leonis is distant 704.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 215.98

Distance (light year) 704.10

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.042"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 44 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD90254

SAO Catalogue SAO118286

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP51008

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 2351

FK5 Catalogue 2835

General Catalogue of Variable Stars DE Leo

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 44 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Palo Alto, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Los_Angeles):

Azimuth: 81.3° RISE 9:53

Max altitude: 61.2° TRANSIT 16:18

Azimuth: 278.7° SET 22:47

Name:	Palo Alto, United States
Latitude:	37° 26' 30.8" N
Longitude:	122° 8' 34.8" W
Timezone:	America/Los_Angeles

Set Location

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