85 Leonis

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:02 | Tran: 20:20 | Set: 3:42

Alt: -13.96° Az: 41.56° Direction: North-East

85 Leonis is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Leo.

85 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its faintness, 85 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 85 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 85 Leonis during the next 10000 years (-4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 31m 01s

Declination +15° 16’ 23”

Hour Angle 14h 47m 28s

Sidereal Time 02h 18m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 29m 41s

Declination +15° 24’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 240.45°

Galactic Latitude 67.7°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.74

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.11

Spectral Type K4

Color Index (B-V) 1.32

Temperature 4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 85 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 85 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

85 Leonis is distant 435.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 133.51

Distance (light year) 435.25

Radial Speed -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 85 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD99902

SAO Catalogue SAO99629

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56080

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 2266

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 85 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.7° RISE 13:02

Max altitude: 53.8° TRANSIT 20:20

Azimuth: 285.3° SET 3:42

Set Location

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