59 Leonis
59 Leonis is a double giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Leo.
59 Leonis visual magnitude is 4.99. Because of its moderate brightness, 59 Leonis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
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Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 59 Leonis is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
Star System Properties
59 Leonis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 59 Leonis double sysyem:
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
59 Leonis is distant 150.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's 59 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):