- 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 temperature is about 8,900 degrees Celsius.
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.