- Stars with a name
- Denebola
Denebola
β Leonis
Denebola is a white star, in the constellation Leo. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1990.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in February, March, April, May, and June.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 2.14.
What it’s like
It gives off 15 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 9,100 degrees.
It is 35.9 light years away: 339 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1990: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.