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64 Leonis

Altitude: -5.4°   Azimuth: 319.1°   Direction: North-West

64 Leonis is a star in the constellation of Leo.

64 Leonis visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its reltive faintness, 64 Leonis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 64 Leonis is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 64 Leonis star
DSS2 image of 64 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 64 Leonis during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 64 Leonis

6.46

64 Leonis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -5.4°
Azimuth: 319.1°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 64 Leonis

64 Leonis is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 64 Leonis are provided in the following table:

11h 07m 39s
+23° 19’ 24”
216.37°
66.27°
Leo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 64 Leonis in the sky:

Finder chart 64 Leonis star
Simplified finder chart for 64 Leonis.

Visibility of 64 Leonis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 64 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.7°
Max altitude: 61.8°
Azimuth: 293.3°

Distance of 64 Leonis from the Sun and relative movement

64 Leonis is distant 246.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

75.59 pc
246.41 ly
-2 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/year
0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 64 Leonis

64 Leonis belongs to spectral class A5

2.07
A5
8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 64 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 64 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 64 Leonis

SAO81681
SAO81681