- Stars with a name
- Adhafera
Adhafera
ζ Leonis
Adhafera is a yellow-white giant, in the constellation Leo. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1752.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in January, February, March, April, and May.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.43.
What it’s like
It gives off 261 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 7,100 degrees Celsius.
It is 274.1 light years away: 2593 trillion kilometres.