52 Leonis

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:24 | Tran: 12:35 | Set: 19:46

Alt: 20.74° Az: 266.65° Direction: West

52 Leonis is a giant star of spectral class G4 in the constellation of Leo.

52 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its faintness, 52 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 52 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 52 Leonis during the next 1000 years (-2.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.10 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 47m 43s

Declination +14° 03’ 51”

Hour Angle 04h 57m 00s

Sideral Time 15h 44m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 46m 25s

Declination +14° 11’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 230.54°

Galactic Latitude 58.15°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 52 Leonis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.48

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.75

Spectral Type G4

Color Index (B-V) 0.91

Temperature 4970K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 52 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 52 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

52 Leonis is distant 287.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 88.18

Distance (light year) 287.48

Radial Speed 35 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.123 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.066"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 52 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD93291

SAO Catalogue SAO99282

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP52689

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 2294

FK5 Catalogue 2860

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 52 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.9° RISE 5:24

Max altitude: 52.6° TRANSIT 12:35

Azimuth: 284.1° SET 19:46

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

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