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TimezoneEurope/London
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Transit: 12:45 
Sunset: 18:07
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54 Leonis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 2:05 | Tran: 10:23 | Set: 18:41
Alt: 25.63°   Az: 278.00°   Direction: West

54 Leonis is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Leo.

54 Leonis visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, 54 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 54 Leonis star
DSS2 image of 54 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 54 Leonis during the next 10000 years (-12.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 56m 57s
+24° 36’ 58”
05h 16m 34s
16h 13m 32s

J2000

10h 55m 37s
+24° 44’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

211.6°
63.91°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 54 Leonis star
Simplified finder chart for 54 Leonis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.3
Main-sequence

A2V
10125K

Star System Properties

54 Leonis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 54 Leonis double sysyem:

6.3
8.2
1.9
6.5 arcsec

Alternative Designations

SAO81584
SAO81584

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 54 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.4°
Max altitude: 63.1°
Azimuth: 294.6°