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ω Leonis (omega Leonis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 23:46 | Tran: 6:33 | Set: 13:17
Alt: -28.44°   Az: 344.65°   Direction: North-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 47s
+08° 56’ 50”
11h 05m 29s
20h 35m 16s

J2000

09h 28m 27s
+09° 03’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

223.66°
38.9°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ω Leonis (omega Leonis) star
Simplified 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 Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.1°
Max altitude: 47.5°
Azimuth: 278.9°