R-Leo (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , R-Leo is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:26 (EDT), 55° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:50, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:32, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
R-Leo
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h47m33s [2] |
| Declination: | +11°25'43" [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: Variable | 8.79 (V) [2] 10.51 (BT) [2] 8.93 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 71.3 parsec 232.4 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.35 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 41.1 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 187.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 4.52 |
Sources