11 Leonis Minoris

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:02 | Tran: 16:17 | Set: 2:35

Alt: 28.10° Az: 66.96° Direction: South-West

11 Leonis Minoris is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Leo Minor.

11 Leonis Minoris visual magnitude is 5.41. Because of its faintness, 11 Leonis Minoris is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 37m 12s

Declination +35° 41’ 43”

Hour Angle 18h 06m 33s

Sidereal Time 03h 43m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 35m 39s

Declination +35° 48’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 188.49°

Galactic Latitude 47.81°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.41

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 5.17

Spectral Type G8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.77

Temperature 5373K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 11 Leonis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

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:

Main star magnitude 5.41

Secondary star magnitude 13.91

Magnitude difference 8.5

Separation 3.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 11.18

Distance (light year) 36.44

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.706 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.241"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 11 Leonis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD82885

SAO Catalogue SAO61586

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47080

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 1979

Gliese Catalogue Gl 356 A

General Catalogue of Variable Stars SV LMi

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS7441

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 54.3° RISE 6:02

Max altitude: 74.2° TRANSIT 16:17

Azimuth: 305.7° SET 2:35

Set Location

Other stars in Leo Minor