44 Leonis

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:26 | Tran: 10:08 | Set: 16:50

Alt: -12.46° Az: 58.33° Direction: East-North-East

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 33s

Declination +08° 39’ 29”

Hour Angle 15h 48m 48s

Sideral Time 02h 15m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 25m 15s

Declination +08° 47’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 233.95°

Galactic Latitude 50.92°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 44 Leonis.

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 Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.3° RISE 3:26

Max altitude: 47.2° TRANSIT 10:08

Azimuth: 278.7° SET 16:50

Set Location

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