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hip-56146
Its story
86 Leonis glows 315 light-years away, on the haunch of the celestial Lion. It is an orange K-type star, cooler than the Sun, with the unhurried light of a mature giant. Leo is among the oldest zodiacal constellations: the Egyptians already linked its silhouette to the summer sun, when the Nile rose and the flood brought life back to the land.
- Constellation
- Leo
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.54
- Distance
- 314.9 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 172.621° · Dec 18.410°
- Catalogue
- HIP 56146 · HD 100006
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