Star profile

Chi Leonis

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is Chi Leonis

Chi Leonis is a yellow-white type-F star some 95 light-years away, set in the flank of the Lion. The constellation, among the most ancient ever recognised, was the «Great Lion» of the Babylonians and, for the Greeks, the Nemean monster defeated by Hercules. Chi Leonis holds a quiet position far from brilliant Regulus, yet it belongs to the lattice that traces out the majestic feline figure.

Where it is and when to see it

Chi 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 46° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 57° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 49° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 83° S.

It ranks no. 23 in brightness among the 80 stars of Leo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Regulus, the brightest: it lies about 15° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 95 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Chi Leonis

Constellation: Leo
Apparent magnitude: 4.62
Distance: 94.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 166.254° · Dec 7.336°
Catalogue: HIP 54182 · HD 96097

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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