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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 4:44  
clear_day Transit: 12:57  
SunsetSet: 21:11 south
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52 Leonis

Altitude: -24.0°   Azimuth: 352.6°   Direction: North

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

52 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its reltive faintness, 52 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 52 Leonis:

5.48
Giant

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

Altitude: -24.0°
Azimuth: 352.6°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 52 Leonis

52 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 52 Leonis are provided in the following table:

10h 46m 25s
+14° 11’ 40”
230.54°
58.15°
Leo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 52 Leonis in the sky:

Finder chart 52 Leonis star
Simplified finder chart for 52 Leonis.

Visibility of 52 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 52 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: 75.8°
Max altitude: 52.7°
Azimuth: 284.2°
52 Leonis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 52 Leonis

The image below is a photograph of 52 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 52 Leonis is -0.123 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.066 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 52 Leonis star
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);

Distance of 52 Leonis from the Sun and relative movement

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.

88.18 pc
287.48 ly
35 km/s
-0.123 arcsec/year
-0.066 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 52 Leonis

52 Leonis belongs to spectral class G4

0.75
G4
4970K

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

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

Alternative designations of 52 Leonis

SAO99282
SAO99282