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Xi
Its story
Xi Leonis is a solitary orange K0 giant, eleven times the Sun's radius and around 57 times its luminosity, 216 light-years away within Leo. It is a suspected variable with very low-amplitude oscillations, almost imperceptible, and shows high proper motion as it drifts away from us at nearly 36 km/s. It glows quietly among the Lion's paws, far from the heart of Regulus.
- Constellation
- Leo
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.99
- Distance
- 215.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 142.986° · Dec 11.300°
- Catalogue
- HIP 46771 · HD 82395
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