46 Leonis

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:00 | Tran: 10:11 | Set: 17:22

Alt: 2.31° Az: 289.78° Direction: West-North-West

46 Leonis is a variable giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Leo.

46 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its faintness, 46 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 46 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 46 Leonis during the next 10000 years (-7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 33m 31s

Declination +14° 00’ 32”

Hour Angle 06h 57m 09s

Sideral Time 17h 30m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 32m 11s

Declination +14° 08’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 227.68°

Galactic Latitude 55.08°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 46 Leonis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.46

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.15

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.68

Temperature 3541K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 46 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 46 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

46 Leonis is distant 1,083.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 332.23

Distance (light year) 1,083.06

Radial Speed 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.042 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 46 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD91232

SAO Catalogue SAO99172

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP51585

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 2255

FK5 Catalogue 1272

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4883

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 46 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.0° RISE 3:00

Max altitude: 52.5° TRANSIT 10:11

Azimuth: 284.0° SET 17:22

Set Location

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