Star profile

53 Leonis

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

What is 53 Leonis

53 Leonis is a white A-class star set within the zodiacal Lion, that classical figure that seems to lie along the ecliptic with its mane turned westward. Its light, travelling nearly four hundred years, set out when the first European telescopes were beginning to reveal Jupiter’s moons. It shines with a bluish-white tone typical of young, hot stellar surfaces.

Where it is and when to see it

53 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 49° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 60° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 46° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 79° S.

It ranks no. 40 in brightness among the 80 stars of Leo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Regulus, the brightest: it lies about 10° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 380 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 53 Leonis

Constellation: Leo
Apparent magnitude: 5.32
Distance: 380.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 162.314° · Dec 10.545°
Catalogue: HIP 52911 · HD 93702

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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