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Other stars in Leo
- Regulus
- Denebola
- Zosma
- Algieba
- ε Leonis
- Chertan
- Adhafera
- η Leonis
- Subra
- γ2 Leonis
- ρ Leonis
- Rasalas
- ι Leonis
- σ Leonis
- υ Leonis
- Alterf
- 31 Leonis
- 60 Leonis
- κ Leonis
- φ Leonis
- 93 Leonis
- 72 Leonis
- χ Leonis
- π Leonis
- 61 Leonis
- 87 Leonis
- 40 Leonis
- 58 Leonis
- τ Leonis
- ξ Leonis
- 59 Leonis
- 10 Leonis
- 6 Leonis
- 48 Leonis
- 75 Leonis
- 92 Leonis
- ν Leonis
- 22 Leonis
- 73 Leonis
- 53 Leonis
- ψ Leonis
- 79 Leonis
- 37 Leonis
- ω Leonis
- 69 Leonis
- HR4253
- 46 Leonis
- 52 Leonis
- 51 Leonis
- 65 Leonis
- 86 Leonis
- 95 Leonis
- HR3820
- 81 Leonis
- 44 Leonis
- 18 Leonis
- 15 Leonis
- HR3952
- 49 Leonis
- 67 Leonis
- 8 Leonis
- 3 Leonis
- HR3942
- 85 Leonis
- 89 Leonis
- HR3876
- HR4358
- HR4404
- HR4465
- 56 Leonis
- 39 Leonis
- HR4032
- HR3926
- HR4531
- HR3850
- 55 Leonis
- 76 Leonis
- 62 Leonis
- 90 Leonis
- 35 Leonis
- HR4012
- HR4512
- HR3882
- HR4535
- HR4006
- HR3938
- 45 Leonis
- HR4394
- 43 Leonis
- 20 Leonis
- HR4249
- 42 Leonis
- HR4303
- HR4269
- HR4097
- 88 Leonis
- 13 Leonis
- HR4419
- HR3804
- HR4197
- HR3736
- HR3936
- HR4341
- 54 Leonis
- HR4245
- HR4543
- 7 Leonis
- HR4207
- HR3969
- 80 Leonis
- HR4244
- HR4048
- HR3723
- 34 Leonis
- HR4459
- 19 Leonis
- 23 Leonis
- 64 Leonis
- HR3869
- 83 Leonis
- HR4041
- HR3792
- HR4454
- HR4281
- HR4028
- HR4464
- HR4505
- HR4378
- HR4366
76 Leonis
76 Leonis is a giant star in the constellation of Leo.
76 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its reltive faintness, 76 Leonis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 76 Leonis:
76 Leonis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 36.5°
Azimuth: 209.2°
Direction: South-South-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 76 Leonis
76 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 76 Leonis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 76 Leonis in the sky:
Visibility of 76 Leonis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 76 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 76 Leonis
The image below is a photograph of 76 Leonis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 76 Leonis is -0.038 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.055 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 76 Leonis from the Sun and relative movement
76 Leonis is distant 311.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 76 Leonis
76 Leonis belongs to spectral class K0
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 76 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
