Star profile

Subra

Omicron Leonis · Leo

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is Subra

Subra, also «al-zubrah» in Arabic — «the mane» — completes the lion's ruff in the constellation Leo, just behind the front paws of the celestial beast. It is a white star 130 light-years away, bright and steady, with no striking singularities: a precise, almost geometric point in the spring sky. Its light set out while the first electrical transformers were still being invented and household electricity remained a noisy fairground promise.

Where it is and when to see it

Subra 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, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 48° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 59° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 46° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 80° S.

It ranks no. 9 in brightness among the 80 stars of Leo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Regulus, the brightest: it lies about 7° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 130 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Subra

Constellation: Leo
Apparent magnitude: 3.52
Distance: 130.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 145.288° · Dec 9.892°
Catalogue: HIP 47508 · HD 83808

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Other stars in Leo

Leo has 80 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 80 stars in Leo