Star profile
Omega Leonis
What is Omega Leonis
Omega Leonis is a yellow-white type-F star some 108 light-years away, woven into the head of the Lion not far from brilliant Regulus. Leo is one of the few zodiacal constellations whose pattern truly evokes the creature it depicts: the animal lies in a regal pose, head turned and forepaw extended —a posture already recognised by Sumerian astronomers.
Where it is and when to see it
Omega Leonis lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is February: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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Astronomical data for Omega Leonis
- Constellation
- Leo
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.40
- Distance
- 108.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 142.114° · Dec 9.057°
- Catalogue
- HIP 46454 · HD 81858
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Other stars in Leo
Leo has 80 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- RegulusAlpha Leonis1.36
- AlgiebaGamma 1 Leonis2.01
- DenebolaBeta Leonis2.14
- 53 Leonis5.32
- Psi Leonis5.36
- 79 Leonis5.39
- 69 Leonis5.40
- 37 Leonis5.42