Star profile

93 Leonis

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is 93 Leonis

93 Leonis is a white A-type star roughly 233 light-years away, set on the quieter flanks of the spring Lion. Its light, travelling for more than two centuries, keeps the crisp blue tone of warm atmospheres. It doesn't shout across the sky: it belongs to the silent chorus around Regulus and Denebola, the human constellations astronomers call asterisms.

Where it is and when to see it

93 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 59° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 70° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 36° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 70° S.

It ranks no. 21 in brightness among the 80 stars of Leo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Regulus, the brightest: it lies about 25° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 230 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 93 Leonis

Constellation: Leo
Apparent magnitude: 4.50
Distance: 232.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 176.996° · Dec 20.219°
Catalogue: HIP 57565 · HD 102509

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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