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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:20 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:30
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67 Leonis

Altitude: 20.1°   Azimuth: 75.3°   Direction: East-North-East

67 Leonis is a double sub-giant star in the constellation of Leo.

67 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its reltive faintness, 67 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 67 Leonis is 0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 67 Leonis star
DSS2 image of 67 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 67 Leonis during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 67 Leonis

5.68
Sub-giant

67 Leonis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 20.1°
Azimuth: 75.3°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 67 Leonis

67 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 67 Leonis are provided in the following table:

11h 08m 49s
+24° 39’ 29”
213.26°
66.83°
Leo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 67 Leonis in the sky:

Finder chart 67 Leonis star
Simplified finder chart for 67 Leonis.

Visibility of 67 Leonis from your location

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

Today's 67 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.3°
Max altitude: 63.2°
Azimuth: 294.7°

Distance of 67 Leonis from the Sun and relative movement

67 Leonis is distant 408.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

125.16 pc
408.01 ly
-6 km/s
0.003 arcsec/year
0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 67 Leonis

67 Leonis belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

0.19
A3IV
9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 67 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 67 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

67 Leonis star system properties

67 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 67 Leonis double sysyem:

5.68
12.28
6.6
4.8 arcsec

Alternative designations of 67 Leonis

SAO81692
SAO81692