56 Leonis

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:24 | Tran: 17:52 | Set: 0:21

Alt: 1.40° Az: 277.97° Direction: South-West

56 Leonis is a variable giant star of spectral class M5 in the constellation of Leo.

56 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its faintness, 56 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 56 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 56 Leonis during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 57m 20s

Declination +06° 02’ 55”

Hour Angle 06h 21m 31s

Sidereal Time 17h 18m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 56m 01s

Declination +06° 11’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 245.05°

Galactic Latitude 55.5°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.81

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.82

Spectral Type M5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.45

Temperature 3870K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 56 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 56 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

56 Leonis is distant 325.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 99.70

Distance (light year) 325.02

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 56 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD94705

SAO Catalogue SAO118576

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53449

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 2369

General Catalogue of Variable Stars VY Leo

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 56 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.0° RISE 11:24

Max altitude: 44.6° TRANSIT 17:52

Azimuth: 276.0° SET 0:21

Set Location

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