χ Leonis (chi Leonis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:33 | Tran: 20:07 | Set: 2:45

Alt: -6.80° Az: 290.64° Direction: West-North-West

χ Leonis is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Leo.

χ Leonis visual magnitude is 4.63. Because of its moderate brightness, χ 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 χ Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Leonis during the next 1000 years (-5.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.78 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 06m 20s

Declination +07° 11’ 55”

Hour Angle 07h 22m 02s

Sidereal Time 18h 28m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 05m 00s

Declination +07° 20’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 246.14°

Galactic Latitude 57.94°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ Leonis (chi Leonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.63

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.32

Spectral Type F2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 7276K

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

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

Star System Properties

χ 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 χ Leonis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.63

Secondary star magnitude 8.93

Magnitude difference 4.3

Separation 276.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Leonis is distant 94.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 28.95

Distance (light year) 94.38

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.341 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ Leonis
(chi Leonis)

Flamsteed designation 63 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD96097

SAO Catalogue SAO118648

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP54182

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 2455

FK5 Catalogue 418

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5079

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 82.8° RISE 13:33

Max altitude: 45.7° TRANSIT 20:07

Azimuth: 277.2° SET 2:45

Set Location

Other stars in Leo