Lambda Leonis
Lambda Leonis (λ Leo, λ Leonis) is a star in the constellation Leo. It has the traditional name Alterf, from the Arabic الطرف aṭ-ṭarf "the view (of the lion)".
This star, along with ξ Cnc, were the Persian Nahn, "the Nose", and the Coptic Piautos, "the Eye", both lunar asterisms. [1].
Lambda Leonis is of spectral class K5 and apparent magnitude +4.32. It is approximately 336 light years from Earth.
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- 1 (κ, Al Minliar al Asad)
- 2 (ω)
- 3
- 4 (λ, Alterf)
- 5 (ξ)
- 6 (h)
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14 (ο, Subra)
- 15 (f)
- 16 (ψ)
- 17 (ε, Algenubi)
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22 (g)
- 23
- 24 (μ, Rasalas)
- 27 (ν)
- 29 (π)
- 30 (η)
- 31 (A)
- 32 (α, Regulus)
- 34
- 35
- 36 (ζ, Adhafera)
- 37
- 39
- 40
- 41 (γ, Algieba)
- 42
- 43
- 44
- 45
- 46
- 47 (ρ)
- 48
- 49
- 50
- 51 (m)
- 52 (k)
- 53 (l)
- 54
- 55
- 56
- 58 (d)
- 59 (c)
- 60 (b)
- 61 (p²)
- 62 (p³)
- 63 (χ)
- 64
- 65 (p4)
- 67
- 68 (δ, Zosma)
- 69 (p5)
- 70 (θ, Chertan)
- 71
- 72
- 73 (n)
- 74 (φ)
- 75
- 76
- 77 (σ)
- 78 (ι)
- 79
- 80
- 81
- 83
- 84 (τ)
- 85
- 86
- 87 (e)
- 88
- 89
- 90
- υ (91)
- 92
- 93
- 94 (β, Denebola)
- 95
- 18 LMi
- 37 Sex
- 52 LMi
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