20 Leonis Minoris

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:34 | Tran: 18:56 | Set: 4:21

Alt: 53.92° Az: 106.69° Direction: East-South-East

20 Leonis Minoris is a double main-sequence star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Leo Minor.

20 Leonis Minoris visual magnitude is 5.36. Because of its faintness, 20 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 20 Leonis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 20 Leonis Minoris during the next 1000 years (-8.80 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.13 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 02m 29s

Declination +31° 48’ 02”

Hour Angle 21h 13m 39s

Sidereal Time 07h 16m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 01m 00s

Declination +31° 55’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 195.01°

Galactic Latitude 52.86°

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Finder chart for 20 Leonis Minoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.36

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.49

Spectral Type G3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.66

Temperature 5742K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 20 Leonis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 20 Leonis Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

20 Leonis Minoris is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 20 Leonis Minoris double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.36

Secondary star magnitude 8.56

Magnitude difference 3.2

Separation 407 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

20 Leonis Minoris is distant 48.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 56 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 14.89

Distance (light year) 48.56

Radial Speed 56 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.528 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.428"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 20 Leonis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD86728

SAO Catalogue SAO61808

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP49081

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 1964

Gliese Catalogue Gl 376

FK5 Catalogue 1258

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 20 Leonis Minoris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.2° RISE 9:34

Max altitude: 70.3° TRANSIT 18:56

Azimuth: 301.8° SET 4:21

Set Location

Other stars in Leo Minor