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46 Leonis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:12 | Tran: 19:23 | Set: 2:37
Alt: 43.95°   Az: 227.83°   Direction: South-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.

Image of 46 Leonis star
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

10h 33m 33s
+14° 00’ 21”
02h 13m 26s
12h 46m 59s

J2000

10h 32m 11s
+14° 08’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

227.68°
55.08°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.46
Giant

-2.15
M1III
3541K

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

HR 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.

332.23
1,083.06
34 km/s
-0.042 arcsec/y
0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO99172
SAO99172

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°
Max altitude: 52.5°
Azimuth: 284.0°