Ras Elased Australis

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Its story

Ras Elased Australis marks the southern jaw of Leo, drawn from the Arabic «raʾs al-asad», «the lion's head». It is a yellow star of the same spectral type as the Sun, yet vastly older and larger: a giant that has long since left its prime. Its light takes some 247 years to reach us — a quiet reminder that every constellation is a tableau stitched together from many different epochs.

Constellation: Leo
Apparent magnitude: 2.97
Distance: 246.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 146.463° · Dec 23.774°
Catalogue: HIP 47908 · HD 84441

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