93 Leonis

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:51 | Tran: 20:38 | Set: 4:29

Alt: 19.51° Az: 81.97° Direction: East

93 Leonis is a variable and double giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Leo.

93 Leonis visual magnitude is 4.53. Because of its moderate brightness, 93 Leonis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 93 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 93 Leonis during the next 1000 years (-2.48 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.05 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 49m 17s

Declination +20° 04’ 39”

Hour Angle 18h 25m 41s

Sidereal Time 06h 14m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 47m 59s

Declination +20° 13’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 235.01°

Galactic Latitude 73.93°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.53

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.32

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.55

Temperature 6170K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 93 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 93 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

93 Leonis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 93 Leonis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.53

Secondary star magnitude 8.93

Magnitude difference 4.4

Separation 74.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

93 Leonis is distant 226.39 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 69.44

Distance (light year) 226.39

Proper Motion RA -0.149 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 93 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD102509

SAO Catalogue SAO81998

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP57565

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+21 2358

FK5 Catalogue 1304

General Catalogue of Variable Stars DQ Leo

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 93 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.9° RISE 12:51

Max altitude: 58.6° TRANSIT 20:38

Azimuth: 290.1° SET 4:29

Set Location

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