13 Leonis Minoris

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:46 | Tran: 18:49 | Set: 4:56

Alt: 68.42° Az: 132.34° Direction: South-East

13 Leonis Minoris is a main-sequence star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Leo Minor.

13 Leonis Minoris visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, 13 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 13 Leonis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 13 Leonis Minoris during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 44m 14s

Declination +34° 58’ 34”

Hour Angle 22h 42m 29s

Sidereal Time 08h 26m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 42m 42s

Declination +35° 05’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 189.66°

Galactic Latitude 49.21°

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Finder chart for 13 Leonis Minoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.51

Spectral Type F3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.36

Temperature 7101K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 13 Leonis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 13 Leonis Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

13 Leonis Minoris is distant 173.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.30

Distance (light year) 173.77

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 13 Leonis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD83951

SAO Catalogue SAO61648

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47631

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 2042

FK5 Catalogue 2776

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 13 Leonis Minoris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.0° RISE 8:46

Max altitude: 73.5° TRANSIT 18:49

Azimuth: 305.0° SET 4:56

Set Location

Other stars in Leo Minor