Star · B8V
DP Leo
DP Leo is a main-sequence star of spectral type B8V in the constellation Leo, 997.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 997.0 light-years (305.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 18.68 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.25 |
| Spectral type | B8V |
| Surface temperature | 13,500 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00398 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0115 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.69 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 17m 15.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +17° 57′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 41.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 18.68. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 72° S. North of latitude 72° 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 1029. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 18 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around DP Leo, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.26, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- DP Leo b 10,200-day orbit · 12.7 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.