ν Leonis (nu Leonis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:51 | Tran: 18:53 | Set: 1:58

Alt: 22.21° Az: 98.20° Direction: East

ν Leonis is a sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Leo.

ν Leonis visual magnitude is 5.26. Because of its faintness, ν 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 ν Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Leonis during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 59m 35s

Declination +12° 19’ 21”

Hour Angle 19h 21m 09s

Sidereal Time 05h 20m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 58m 13s

Declination +12° 26’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 224.1°

Galactic Latitude 46.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Leonis (nu Leonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.26

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.79

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Leonis is distant 529.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 162.34

Distance (light year) 529.22

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν Leonis
(nu Leonis)

Flamsteed designation 27 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD86360

SAO Catalogue SAO98876

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP48883

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+13 2183

FK5 Catalogue 2800

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 77.7° RISE 11:51

Max altitude: 50.8° TRANSIT 18:53

Azimuth: 282.3° SET 1:58

Set Location

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