Star profile

59 Leonis

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

What is 59 Leonis

59 Leonis shines 151 light-years away as a white A5 III giant, with a temperature near 8,000 K that gives it the blue-white hue typical of young giants. It is also a visual double, splittable only with large-aperture telescopes. It lies in Leo's quieter southern reaches, far from Regulus and the Sickle, where the constellation softens toward the southern sky.

Where it is and when to see it

59 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 March, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 45° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 55° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 50° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 84° S.

It ranks no. 30 in brightness among the 80 stars of Leo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Regulus, the brightest: it lies about 14° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 150 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 59 Leonis

Constellation: Leo
Apparent magnitude: 4.98
Distance: 151.2 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 165.187° · Dec 6.101°
Catalogue: HIP 53824 · HD 95382

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Other stars in Leo

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

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