How to see it
6 Leo has a visual magnitude of about 4.60: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 6 Leo: right ascension 9h 31m 58s, declination +9° 42′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
6 Leo. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46774, HD 82381, Gaia DR3 589052776077097088. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 589052776077097088
- HIP
- 46774
- HD
- 82381
- gaia_dr3
- 589052776077097088
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 6 Leo
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 589052776077097088
- HD 82381
- HIP 46774
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.60