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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 5:41  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
SunsetSet: 20:12
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11 Leonis Minoris

Altitude: -2.2°   Azimuth: 351.2°   Direction: North

11 Leonis Minoris is a variable and double main-sequence star in the constellation of Leo Minor.

11 Leonis Minoris visual magnitude is 5.41. Because of its reltive faintness, 11 Leonis Minoris should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 11 Leonis Minoris is -0.706 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.241 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 11 Leonis Minoris star
DSS2 image of 11 Leonis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 11 Leonis Minoris during the next 1000 years (-11.77 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.02 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 11 Leonis Minoris

5.41
Main-sequence

11 Leonis Minoris is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -2.2°
Azimuth: 351.2°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 11 Leonis Minoris

11 Leonis Minoris is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 11 Leonis Minoris are provided in the following table:

09h 35m 39s
+35° 48’ 37”
188.49°
47.81°
Leo Minor

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 11 Leonis Minoris in the sky:

Finder chart 11 Leonis Minoris star
Simplified finder chart for 11 Leonis Minoris.

Visibility of 11 Leonis Minoris from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 11 Leonis Minoris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.2°
Max altitude: 74.3°
Azimuth: 305.8°

Distance of 11 Leonis Minoris from the Sun and relative movement

11 Leonis Minoris is distant 36.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

11.18 pc
36.44 ly
13 km/s
-0.706 arcsec/year
-0.241 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 11 Leonis Minoris

11 Leonis Minoris belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

5.17
G8V
5373K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 11 Leonis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 11 Leonis Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

11 Leonis Minoris star system properties

11 Leonis Minoris is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 11 Leonis Minoris double sysyem:

5.41
13.91
8.5
3.3 arcsec

Alternative designations of 11 Leonis Minoris

11 Leonis Minoris
SAO61586
SAO61586
Gl 356 A