22 Leonis Minoris

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:10 | Tran: 17:21 | Set: 1:32

Alt: 61.18° Az: 100.94° Direction: South

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

22 Leonis Minoris visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its faintness, 22 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 22 Leonis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 22 Leonis Minoris during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 16m 33s

Declination +31° 20’ 26”

Hour Angle 21h 45m 24s

Sidereal Time 08h 01m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 15m 06s

Declination +31° 28’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 196.1°

Galactic Latitude 55.82°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.46

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.39

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 22 Leonis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 22 Leonis Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

22 Leonis Minoris is distant 763.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 234.19

Distance (light year) 763.47

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 22 Leonis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD88786

SAO Catalogue SAO61953

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50218

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 2005

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 22 Leonis Minoris rise, transit and set times from Molina Aterno, Italy are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Rome):

Azimuth: 58.7° RISE 9:10

Max altitude: 79.2° TRANSIT 17:21

Azimuth: 301.3° SET 1:32

Name:	Molina Aterno, Italy
Latitude:	42° 8' 56.4" N
Longitude:	13° 44' 7.4" E
Timezone:	Europe/Rome

Set Location

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