92 Leonis

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:12 | Tran: 21:06 | Set: 5:04

Alt: 45.79° Az: 242.73° Direction: West-South-West

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

92 Leonis visual magnitude is 5.26. Because of its faintness, 92 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 92 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 92 Leonis during the next 10000 years (-10.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 42m 06s

Declination +21° 12’ 43”

Hour Angle 02h 46m 40s

Sidereal Time 14h 28m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 40m 47s

Declination +21° 21’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 228.85°

Galactic Latitude 72.91°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.26

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.00

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 92 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 92 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

92 Leonis is distant 232.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 71.23

Distance (light year) 232.19

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.064 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.049"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 92 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD101484

SAO Catalogue SAO81941

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56975

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 2391

FK5 Catalogue 2936

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 92 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.8° RISE 13:12

Max altitude: 59.7° TRANSIT 21:06

Azimuth: 291.2° SET 5:04

Set Location

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