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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:56 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:58
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π Leonis (pi Leonis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 12:09 | Tran: 18:47 | Set: 1:29
Alt: -30.45°   Az: 354.45°   Direction: North

π Leonis is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Leo.

π Leonis visual magnitude is 4.7. Because of its moderate brightness, π 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.

Image of π Leonis (pi Leonis) star
DSS2 image of π Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of π Leonis during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 01m 33s
+07° 55’ 17”
11h 40m 41s
21h 42m 15s

J2000

10h 00m 12s
+08° 02’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

230.01°
45.26°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for π Leonis (pi Leonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.7
Giant

-1.33
M2III
3649K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Leonis is distant 524.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

161.03
524.96
23 km/s
-0.03 arcsec/y
-0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

π Leonis
(pi Leonis)
SAO118044
SAO118044

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 82.1°
Max altitude: 46.4°
Azimuth: 277.9°