κ Leonis (kappa Leonis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:52 | Tran: 16:21 | Set: 0:50

Alt: 6.96° Az: 303.88° Direction: South-South-West

κ Leonis is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Leo.

κ Leonis visual magnitude is 4.46. Because of its moderate brightness, κ 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 κ Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Leonis during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 26m 08s

Declination +26° 04’ 17”

Hour Angle 07h 33m 47s

Sidereal Time 16h 59m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 24m 39s

Declination +26° 10’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 201.76°

Galactic Latitude 44.13°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ Leonis (kappa Leonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.46

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.38

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.23

Temperature 4251K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

Main star magnitude 4.46

Secondary star magnitude 9.56

Magnitude difference 5.1

Separation 2.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Leonis is distant 213.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 65.45

Distance (light year) 213.35

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ Leonis
(kappa Leonis)

Flamsteed designation 1 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD81146

SAO Catalogue SAO80807

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP46146

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 1939

FK5 Catalogue 1244

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4478

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS7351

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 63.9° RISE 7:52

Max altitude: 64.6° TRANSIT 16:21

Azimuth: 296.1° SET 0:50

Set Location

Other stars in Leo