- Stars with a name
- Zosma
Zosma
δ Leonis
Zosma is a white star, in the constellation Leo. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1968.
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.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 2.56.
What it’s like
It gives off 26 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 8,800 degrees.
It is 58.4 light years away: 553 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1968: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.