How to see it
85 Leo has a visual magnitude of about 5.30: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 85 Leo: right ascension 11h 29m 42s, declination +15° 24′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
85 Leo. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56080, HD 99902, Gaia DR3 3967263047957698176. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3967263047957698176
- HIP
- 56080
- HD
- 99902
- gaia_dr3
- 3967263047957698176
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 85 Leo
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.30