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public  Alilem, Philippines Alilem, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:33 
Transit: 12:03 
Sunset: 18:34
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ω Leonis (omega Leonis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:53 | Tran: 14:06 | Set: 20:15
Alt: -24.99°   Az: 288.71°   Direction: West-North-West

ω Leonis is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F9 in the constellation of Leo.

ω Leonis visual magnitude is 5.41. Because of its faintness, ω 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.

Image of ω Leonis (omega Leonis) star
DSS2 image of ω Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of ω Leonis during the next 10000 years (9.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 29m 49s
+08° 56’ 39”
07h 58m 36s
17h 28m 25s

J2000

09h 28m 27s
+09° 03’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

223.66°
38.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ω Leonis (omega Leonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.41
Main-sequence

2.73
F9V
5968K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

5.41
6.11
0.7
0.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω Leonis is distant 112.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

34.42
112.22
-6 km/s
0.055 arcsec/y
-0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

ω Leonis
(omega Leonis)
SAO117717
SAO117717

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ω Leonis (omega Leonis) rise, transit and set times from Alilem, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 81.1°
Max altitude: 82.1°
Azimuth: 278.9°