Star in the constellation Leo
39 Leonis is the Flamsteed designation for a star in the zodiac constellation of Leo . It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.90, so, according to the Bortle scale , it is faintly visible from suburban skies at night. Parallax measurements show an annual parallax shift of 0.0449″,[ 1] which is equivalent to a distance of around 72.6 ly (22.3 pc) from the Sun.
The stellar classification of 39 Leonis is F6 V,[ 4] indicating it is a main sequence star . It shines with a luminosity more than double that of the Sun, although it has nearly the same mass and size.[ 7] [ 8] This is a mature star with an estimated age of 6.3 billion years. The abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium is about half that in the Sun, making this a metal-poor star.[ 7] The effective temperature of the stellar atmosphere is 6,118 K,[ 2] giving it the yellow-white hued glow of an F-type star .[ 11]
Observations made with the Akari satellite at a wavelength of 18 μm show an excess of infrared emission . This suggests the presence of an inner debris disk orbiting the star at a distance greater than four astronomical units (AU). There was no significant excess found at 22 μm.[ 7]
A companion star is located at an angular separation of 7.72″ along a position angle of 302.7°—this corresponds to a projected separation of 175 AU .[ 12] It is a red dwarf star with a classification of M1 and an apparent visual magnitude of 11.40.[ 3]
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References
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