65 Leonis

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:50 | Tran: 19:57 | Set: 2:08

Alt: -13.47° Az: 290.69° Direction: West-North-West

65 Leonis is a variable and double giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Leo.

65 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its faintness, 65 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 65 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 65 Leonis during the next 1000 years (-6.38 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.43 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 08m 12s

Declination +01° 49’ 04”

Hour Angle 07h 37m 49s

Sidereal Time 18h 46m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 06m 54s

Declination +01° 57’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 253.65°

Galactic Latitude 54.5°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.52

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.55

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.97

Temperature 4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 65 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 65 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

65 Leonis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 65 Leonis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.52

Secondary star magnitude 9.32

Magnitude difference 3.8

Separation 2.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

65 Leonis is distant 203.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 55 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 62.31

Distance (light year) 203.12

Radial Speed 55 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.383 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.086"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 65 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD96436

SAO Catalogue SAO118668

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP54336

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 2387

FK5 Catalogue 1287

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5090

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8060

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 65 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.2° RISE 13:50

Max altitude: 40.3° TRANSIT 19:57

Azimuth: 271.8° SET 2:08

Set Location

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