Star profile

62 Leonis

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 62 Leonis

62 Leonis is a K-type orange star roughly 606 light-years away in the body of the Lion, near the elegant line that traces his back. Its light carries warm tones, the sign of a relatively cool, very extended atmosphere. What reaches us tonight slipped away at the start of the fifteenth century, even before Portuguese ships had begun their expeditions down the African coast —a silent six-century journey across space.

Where it is and when to see it

62 Leonis lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is March: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for 62 Leonis

Constellation: Leo
Apparent magnitude: 5.95
Distance: 606.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 165.902° · Dec -0.001°
Catalogue: HIP 54049 · HD 95849

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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