VY-Leo (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , VY-Leo is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:20 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 51° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.
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Name
VY-Leo
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 10h56m01s [4] |
| Declination: | +06°11'07" [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.98 (V) [2] 7.58 (BT) [2] 6.12 (VT) [2] 3.83 (G) [4] 6.01 (BP) [4] 2.67 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 114.3 parsec 372.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.24 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 24.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 252.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.69 |
Sources