6 Leonis

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:42 | Tran: 16:29 | Set: 23:15

Alt: -4.13° Az: 291.05° Direction: South

6 Leonis is a double giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Leo.

6 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.07. Because of its faintness, 6 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 6 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Leonis during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 33m 19s

Declination +09° 36’ 08”

Hour Angle 07h 17m 01s

Sidereal Time 16h 50m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 31m 57s

Declination +09° 42’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 223.42°

Galactic Latitude 39.97°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.78

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

6 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 6 Leonis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.07

Secondary star magnitude 9.47

Magnitude difference 4.4

Separation 37.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Leonis is distant 482.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 147.93

Distance (light year) 482.25

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD82381

SAO Catalogue SAO117751

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP46774

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 2014

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS7416

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 6 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.4° RISE 9:42

Max altitude: 48.1° TRANSIT 16:29

Azimuth: 279.6° SET 23:15

Set Location

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