How to see it
83 Leo has a visual magnitude of about 6.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 83 Leo: right ascension 11h 26m 45s, declination +3° 0′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
83 Leo. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55846, HD 99491, Gaia DR3 3812355328621651328. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3812355328621651328
- HIP
- 55846
- HD
- 99491
- gaia_dr3
- 3812355328621651328
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 83 Leo
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.30