10 Leonis Minoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 53.63° Az: 101.41° Direction: South-South-West

10 Leonis Minoris is a variable giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Leo Minor.

10 Leonis Minoris visual magnitude is 4.55. Because of its moderate brightness, 10 Leonis Minoris is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 10 Leonis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 10 Leonis Minoris during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 35m 46s

Declination +36° 16’ 59”

Hour Angle 20h 55m 23s

Sidereal Time 06h 31m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 34m 13s

Declination +36° 23’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 187.61°

Galactic Latitude 47.53°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.55

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.89

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.92

Temperature 4943K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 10 Leonis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 10 Leonis Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

10 Leonis Minoris is distant 176.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 54.00

Distance (light year) 176.03

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 10 Leonis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD82635

SAO Catalogue SAO61570

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP46952

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 2004

FK5 Catalogue 360

General Catalogue of Variable Stars SU LMi

Visibility from Your Location

10 Leonis Minoris is circumpolar and transits at 16:06 UTC (altitude: 71.3°)

Name:	Letterkenny, Ireland
Latitude:	54° 57' 0.0" N
Longitude:	7° 43' 60.0" W
Timezone:	Europe/Dublin

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