- Theta Leonis
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Theta Leonis Observation data
Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0Constellation Leo Right ascension 11h 14m 14.41s[1] Declination +15° 25' 46.45"[1] Apparent magnitude (V) +3.324[1] Characteristics Spectral type A2V[1] Astrometry Proper motion (μ) RA: -59.01[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -79.37[1] mas/yrParallax (π) 18.36 ± 0.77[1] mas Distance 178 ly
(54.5 pc)Details Surface gravity (log g) 3.55 [2] Temperature 9250 [2] K Other designations Theta Leonis (θ Leo, θ Leonis) is a star in the constellation Leo. It also has these traditional names:
- Chertan (from Arabic al-kharātān = "two small ribs", originally referring to δ and θ Leonis)
- Chort (from Arabic al-kharāt or al-khurt = "small rib")
- Coxa (Latin for "hip")
Theta Leonis belongs to the spectral class A2 and has apparent magnitude +3.3. It is 178 light-years from Earth.[1]
References
Bayer α (Regulus) • β (Denebola) • γ (Algieba) • δ (Zosma) • ε (Algenubi) • ζ (Adhafera) • η • θ (Chertan) • ι • κ (Al Minliar al Asad) • λ (Alterf) • μ (Rasalas) • ν • ξ • ο (Subra) • π • ρ • σ • τ • υ • φ • χ • ψ • ω • b • c • d • e • f • g • h • k • l • m • n • o • p¹ • p² • p³ • AFlamsteed 1 (κ, Al Minliar al Asad) • 2 (ω) • 3 • 4 (λ, Alterf) • 5 (ξ) • 6 (h) • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 (ο, Subra) • 15 (f) • 16 (ψ) • 17 (ε, Algenubi) • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 (g) • 23 • 24 (μ, Rasalas) • 27 (ν) • 29 (π) • 30 (η) • 31 (A) • 32 (α, Regulus) • 34 • 35 • 36 (ζ, Adhafera) • 37 • 39 • 40 • 41 (γ, Algieba) • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 (ρ) • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 (m) • 52 (k) • 53 (l) • 54 • 55 • 56 • 58 (d) • 59 (c) • 60 (b) • 61 (p²) • 62 (p³) • 63 (χ) • 64 • 67 • 68 (δ, Zosma) • 71 • 72 • 73 (n) • 74 (φ) • 75 • 76 • 77 (σ) • 78 (ι) • 79 • 80 • 81 • 83 • 84 (τ) • 85 • 86 • 87 (e) • 88 • 89 • 90 • υ (91) • 92 • 93 • 94 (β, Denebola) • 95 • 18 LMi • 37 Sex • 52 LMiNearby Other Categories:- Leo constellation
- Bayer objects
- Stars with proper names
- A-type main sequence stars
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