Star profile
Phi Leonis
What is Phi Leonis
Phi Leonis hovers 184 light-years away in the back of the Lion, not far from the famous Sickle asterism that traces the head of the king of beasts. It is a white A-type star whose cool, sharp light places it among the mid-magnitude beacons that populate the northern spring. Its quietness keeps it outside the classical tales, yet it takes silent part in the outline of one of the oldest constellations of the zodiac.
Where it is and when to see it
Phi 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 Phi Leonis
- Constellation
- Leo
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.45
- Distance
- 184.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 169.165° · Dec -3.652°
- Catalogue
- HIP 55084 · HD 98058
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Other stars in Leo
Leo has 80 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- RegulusAlpha Leonis1.36
- AlgiebaGamma 1 Leonis2.01
- DenebolaBeta Leonis2.14
- AlterfLambda Leonis4.32
- 31 Leonis4.39
- 60 Leonis4.42
- Kappa Leonis4.47
- 93 Leonis4.50