Star profile

22 Leonis

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

What is 22 Leonis

22 Leonis is a white A-type star shining at 135 light-years inside the lion's outline, one of the few constellations that visibly recalls the animal it portrays. Hotter and more luminous than the Sun, its sharp spectrum places it in full stellar youth. Every November the Leonid meteor shower radiates from a nearby zone, sweeping across a sector populated by giants and subgiants.

Where it is and when to see it

22 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, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 63° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 74° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 32° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 66° S.

It ranks no. 38 in brightness among the 80 stars of Leo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Regulus, the brightest: it lies about 13° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 140 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 22 Leonis

Constellation: Leo
Apparent magnitude: 5.29
Distance: 135.2 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 147.971° · Dec 24.395°
Catalogue: HIP 48390 · HD 85376

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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