8 Leonis

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:40 | Tran: 18:04 | Set: 1:32

Alt: 27.09° Az: 97.80° Direction: East

8 Leonis is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Leo.

8 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its faintness, 8 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 8 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 8 Leonis during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 38m 26s

Declination +16° 19’ 21”

Hour Angle 19h 32m 48s

Sidereal Time 05h 11m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 37m 02s

Declination +16° 26’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 215.91°

Galactic Latitude 43.91°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.69

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.64

Spectral Type K1

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature 4213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 8 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 8 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

8 Leonis is distant 953.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 292.40

Distance (light year) 953.22

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 8 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD83189

SAO Catalogue SAO98673

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47189

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 2109

FK5 Catalogue 2766

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 8 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.7° RISE 10:40

Max altitude: 54.8° TRANSIT 18:04

Azimuth: 286.3° SET 1:32

Set Location

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