Star profile

92 Leonis

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

What is 92 Leonis

92 Leonis is a K-type orange giant resting about 270 light-years away, in the tail of the Lion not far from Denebola. It is an aged sun with its core hydrogen spent and a swollen atmosphere that makes it far broader and ruddier than our own. Its glow rounds out the cat's outline to the southeast of the main quadrilateral, a quiet but steady corner of the spring sky.

Where it is and when to see it

92 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 60° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 71° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 35° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 69° S.

It ranks no. 37 in brightness among the 80 stars of Leo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Regulus, the brightest: it lies about 24° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 270 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 92 Leonis

Constellation: Leo
Apparent magnitude: 5.26
Distance: 270.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 175.196° · Dec 21.353°
Catalogue: HIP 56975 · HD 101484

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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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