Frosty Leo
IRAS 09371+1212
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Star
- Apparent magnitude
- 10.97 mag
- Right ascension
- 144.9748°
- Declination
- 11.9813°
- Designation
- IRAS 09371+1212
- IAU name adopted
- 2026-06-13
- Name language
- English
- Name origin (IAU)
- Frosty Leo is the name of the post-AGB star IRAS 09371+1212 in constellation Leo. It is "an icy evolved, mass-losing star with a unique IR spectrum" (1987).
Source:IAU Working Group on Star Names · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Constellation
In everyday life
- At magnitude 11 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- Declination 12° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.
- Its IAU name «Frosty Leo» comes from English (IAU Working Group on Star Names).
Worked out from this object's official values.