53 Leonis, a white main-sequence star in Leo
53 Leonis is a white main-sequence star in the constellation Leo. At 380 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.32.
53 Leonis (HIP 52911)
53 Leonis is a white main-sequence star in the constellation Leo. At 380 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.32. It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 15.3 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 22,900 and 29,200 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Sky position: RA 10h 49.3m, Dec +10° 33'
Common designations: l Leonis, 53 Leonis, HIP 52911, HD 93702
Brightest stars in Leo:
(list all)
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 31 | 4.99 | Xi Leonis |
| 32 | 5.00 | 10 Leonis |
| 33 | 5.07 | 6 Leonis |
| 34 | 5.07 | 48 Leonis |
| 35 | 5.18 | 75 Leonis |
| 36 | 5.26 | Nu Leonis |
| 37 | 5.26 | 92 Leonis |
| 38 | 5.29 | 22 Leonis |
| 39 | 5.31 | 73 Leonis |
40
| 5.32
) 53 Leonis
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 41 | 5.36 | Psi Leonis |
| 42 | 5.39 | 79 Leonis |
| 43 | 5.40 | Omega Leonis |
| 44 | 5.40 | 69 Leonis |
| 45 | 5.42 | 37 Leonis |
| 46 | 5.43 | 46 Leonis |
| 47 | 5.45 | p1 Leonis |
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Galactic Orbit of 53 Leonis
(compared to the Sun)
E
ccentricity: 12.0% vs. 16.0%Angle φ : 61.2°vs. 26.0°
Semi-major axis : 7,983 pc vs. 8,686 pc
Semi-minor axis: 7,925 pc vs. 8,574 pc
Focus-to-center
: 961 pcvs. 1,388 pcSemilatus rectum : 7,867 pc vs. 8,464 pc
Perigalacticon: 7,021 pc vs. 7,297 pc
Apogalacticon
: 8,944 pcvs. 10,074 pcSome Tabulated XHIP Data for 53 Leonis
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 162.31430222° ±0.33 mas | -3.82 ±0.24 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | 10.54526155° ±0.17 mas | -24.51 ±0.17 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 237.00304889° | 18.11 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | 56.82346223° | -16.95 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 8.57 ± 0.30 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: A0V 1995ApJS...99..135A.
Radial Velocity: -6.80 ±2.80 km/s [A rating] 2006AstL...32..759G.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
n/a
Photometry
band
magnitude
Abs. Mag.
U
B
5.36
0.02
V
5.32
-0.01
R
I
5.27
-0.06
J
5.23
-0.10
H
5.27
-0.06
K
5.08
-0.26
B-V: +0.04 V-I: +0.05
Derivations
Heliocentric distance: 116.51 pc (3.5% margin of error)
Galactocentric distance: 7,436 pc
Transverse velocity: 13.7 km/s
3D heliocentric position and motion:
|
toward: |
Galactic center | Galactic rotation | North Galactic Pole |
| Position ( X, Y, Z) | -34.7 pc | -53.5 pc | 97.5 pc |
| Velocity (U, V, W) | 6.2 km/s | -8.9 km/s | -10.8 km/s |