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44 Leonis

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

44 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.61. Because of its reltive faintness, 44 Leonis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 44 Leonis:

5.61
Giant

44 Leonis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -27.8°
Azimuth: 19.9°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 44 Leonis

44 Leonis is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 44 Leonis are provided in the following table:

10h 25m 15s
+08° 47’ 04”
233.95°
50.92°
Leo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 44 Leonis in the sky:

Finder chart 44 Leonis star
Simplified finder chart for 44 Leonis.

Visibility of 44 Leonis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 44 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.2°
Max altitude: 47.3°
Azimuth: 278.8°
44 Leonis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 44 Leonis

The image below is a photograph of 44 Leonis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 44 Leonis is 0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.042 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 44 Leonis star
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);

Distance of 44 Leonis from the Sun and relative movement

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.

215.98 pc
704.10 ly
-20 km/s
0.014 arcsec/year
-0.042 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 44 Leonis

44 Leonis belongs to spectral class M3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.06
M3III
3622K

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

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

Alternative designations of 44 Leonis

SAO118286
SAO118286