Denebola

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Denebola is a bright white main-sequence star in the constellation Leo, notable as one of its primary corner stars and for possessing a surrounding debris disk.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
main-sequence star
star in the constellation Leo
absoluteMagnitudeV 1.92
age_Myr about 400
apparentMagnitudeV 2.14
BayerDesignation Beta Leonis NERFINISHED
belongsToMovingGroup Ursa Major moving group (possible member) NERFINISHED
catalog Bright Star Catalogue NERFINISHED
Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED
Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED
color white
constellation Leo NERFINISHED
debrisDiskDiscoveryMethod infrared observations
debrisDiskType cold debris disk
declination +14°34′19″
distanceFromEarth_ly about 36 light-years
distanceFromEarth_pc about 11 parsecs
eclipticProximity lies near the ecliptic
effectiveTemperature_K about 8500 K
FlamsteedDesignation 94 Leonis NERFINISHED
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasDebrisDisk true
HDNumber HD 102647 NERFINISHED
hemisphereVisibility best seen from the Northern Hemisphere
HIPNumber HIP 57646 NERFINISHED
HRNumber HR 4534 NERFINISHED
infraredExcess detected
luminosity_solar about 15
mass_solar about 1.8
metallicity_FeH slightly sub-solar
nameOrigin derived from Arabic "danab al-asad" meaning "tail of the lion"
neighboringBrightStarsInLeo Algieba NERFINISHED
Regulus NERFINISHED
parallax_mas about 90
positionInConstellation tail of Leo
properName Denebola NERFINISHED
radius_solar about 1.7
rightAscension 11h49m03s
roleInAsterism forms one of the main corner stars of the constellation Leo
rotationalVelocity_km_s about 128
SIMBADIdentifier Bet Leo
spectralClass A3V
usedFor celestial navigation
studies of debris disks around main-sequence stars
variableStarStatus suspected variable
visibility visible to the naked eye

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Leo containsNotableStar Denebola