Adhafera

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Star
Aldhafera (ζ Leonis)
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation lion
Right ascension 10 h 16 m 41.4 s
declination + 23 ° 25 ′ 2 ″
Apparent brightness 3.43 likes
Typing
Spectral class F0 III
Astrometry
distance 260  ly
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Bayer name ζ Leonis
Flamsteed name 36 Leonis
Bonn survey BD +24 2209
Bright Star Catalog HR 4031 [1]
Henry Draper Catalog HD 89025 [2]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 50335 [3]
SAO catalog SAO 81265 [4]
Other names FK5 384

Aldhafera or Adhafera ( Arabic "Locke") is the name of the star Zeta Leonis (ζ Leonis) in the constellation Leo .

Aldhafera belongs to the spectral class F0III and has an apparent brightness of +3.43 m. It is 260 light years from the sun .

The IAU has the historical proper names on July 20, 2016 Adhafera defined as standardized proper name for this star.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Hipparcos catalog (ESA 1997)
  2. ↑ Bulletin of the IAU Working Group on Star Names, No. 1, July 2016. (PDF; 184 KiB) Accessed November 9, 2016 (English).