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Kap
Its story
κ Leonis lies close to the Lion's head, in a region of the firmament crossed each November by the Leonids, one of the most spectacular meteor showers when it reaches its cyclic peak. An orange K-type giant some 201 light-years away, her amber tone reveals a cool, distended atmosphere.
- Constellation
- Leo
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.47
- Distance
- 201.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 141.164° · Dec 26.182°
- Catalogue
- HIP 46146 · HD 81146
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