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ε Leonis (epsilon Leonis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 15:47 | Tran: 0:02 | Set: 8:13
Alt: 49.57°   Az: 241.25°   Direction: West-South-West

ε Leonis is a variable bright giant star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Leo.

ε Leonis visual magnitude is 2.98. Because of its brightness, ε Leonis is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of ε Leonis (epsilon Leonis) star
DSS2 image of ε Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Leonis during the next 10000 years (-7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 47m 16s
+23° 39’ 26”
02h 33m 28s
12h 20m 45s

J2000

09h 45m 51s
+23° 46’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

206.82°
48.21°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Leonis (epsilon Leonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.98
Bright giant

-1.45
G1II
5281K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Leonis is distant 250.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

76.86
250.58
4 km/s
-0.046 arcsec/y
-0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

ε Leonis
(epsilon Leonis)
SAO81004
SAO81004

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 66.3°
Max altitude: 62.2°
Azimuth: 293.7°