73 Leonis

73 Leonis
Location of 73 Leonis (circled in red)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 15m 51.8801s
Declination +13° 18′ 27.235″
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.32
Characteristics
Spectral type K2 III + F6V
B−V color index +1.19
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+14.51±0.01 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +7.895 mas/yr
Dec.: −10.518 mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.0432±0.1980 mas
Distance460 ± 10 ly
(142 ± 4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.58
Orbit
Period (P)8.10420±0.00059 yr
Semi-major axis (a)45.470±0.058 mas
(6.535 AU)
Eccentricity (e)0.42510±0.00096
Inclination (i)58.03±0.16°
Longitude of the node (Ω)283.410±0.076°
Periastron epoch (T)2006.2870±0.0011
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
332.7±4.9°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
9.400±0.013 km/s
Details
73 Leo A
Mass1.55 M
Radius25.5±3.9 R
Luminosity195±58 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.02 cgs
Temperature4,271±85 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.10 dex
Rotation2,963 days
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.9 km/s
Age2.7±0.6 Gyr
Other designations
n Leonis, BD+14°2367, HD 97907, HIP 55016, HR 4365, WDS J11159+1318, TYC 861-1283-1
Database references
SIMBADdata

73 Leonis (n Leonis) is a binary star in the constellation Leo. At a combined apparent magnitude of +5.32, it is faintly visible to the naked eye in ideal conditions. Parallax measurements by the Gaia spacecraft imply a distance of 460 light-years (142 parsecs).