61 Leonis

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:34 | Tran: 15:20 | Set: 21:06

Alt: 29.69° Az: 137.72° Direction: South-East

61 Leonis is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Leo.

61 Leonis visual magnitude is 4.74. Because of its moderate brightness, 61 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.

DSS2 image of 61 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 61 Leonis during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 03m 07s

Declination -02° 37’ 20”

Hour Angle 21h 36m 45s

Sidereal Time 08h 39m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 01m 49s

Declination -02° 29’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 256.87°

Galactic Latitude 50.32°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.74

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.25

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature 3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 61 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 61 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

61 Leonis is distant 514.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 157.73

Distance (light year) 514.20

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 61 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD95578

SAO Catalogue SAO137947

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53907

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 2471

FK5 Catalogue 2879

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5059

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 61 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Changfu, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 92.6° RISE 9:34

Max altitude: 38.2° TRANSIT 15:20

Azimuth: 267.4° SET 21:06

Name:	Changfu, China
Latitude:	49° 9' 5.8" N
Longitude:	125° 17' 42.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

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