Star · K1III
92 Leo
92 Leo is a giant star of spectral type K1III in the constellation Leo, 238.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 56975 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 238.6 light-years (73.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.26 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.94 |
| Spectral type | K1III |
| Surface temperature | 4,780 K |
| Luminosity | 55.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 10.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.86 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 40m 47.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +21° 21′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.26). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1787. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 92 Leo, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.15, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 93 Leo 10.3 light-years
- SIMP J11473434+2153590 11.7 light-years
- SIMP J11303803+2341480 14.2 light-years
- HIP 55973 17.1 light-years
- HIP 56860 18.1 light-years
- HIP 57617 19.0 light-years
- HIP 56360 19.1 light-years
- HIP 56920 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.