Subra - ο Leonis (omicron Leonis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:56 | Tran: 18:44 | Set: 1:35

Alt: -28.48° Az: 7.42° Direction: North

Subra, also designated as ο Leonis (omicron Leonis), is a multiple bright giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Leo.

Subra visual magnitude is 3.52. Because of its moderate brightness, Subra 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 Subra - ο Leonis (omicron Leonis) star

DSS2 image of Subra. The red arrow shows the motion of Subra during the next 1000 years (-2.37 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.62 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 42m 30s

Declination +09° 46’ 32”

Hour Angle 12h 26m 27s

Sidereal Time 22h 08m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 41m 08s

Declination +09° 53’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 224.6°

Galactic Latitude 42.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Subra - ο Leonis (omicron Leonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.52

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude 0.43

Spectral Type F6II

Color Index (B-V) 0.49

Temperature 6435K

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

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

Star System Properties

Subra 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 Subra double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 3.52

Secondary star magnitude 3.72

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Subra is distant 135.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 41.46

Distance (light year) 135.16

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.142 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.037"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Subra

Bayer designation ο Leonis
(omicron Leonis)

Flamsteed designation 14 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD83808

SAO Catalogue SAO98709

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47508

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 2044

FK5 Catalogue 365

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS7480

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 80.2° RISE 11:56

Max altitude: 48.3° TRANSIT 18:44

Azimuth: 279.8° SET 1:35

Set Location

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