38 Leonis Minoris

38 Leonis Minoris is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Leo Minor.

38 Leonis Minoris visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its reltive faintness, 38 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 38 Leonis Minoris is -0.222 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.044 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about 38 Leonis Minoris

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 38 Leonis Minoris

38 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 38 Leonis Minoris are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 38 Leonis Minoris in the sky:

Visibility of 38 Leonis Minoris from your location

Today's 38 Leonis Minoris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Distance of 38 Leonis Minoris from the Sun and relative movement

38 Leonis Minoris is distant 159.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of 38 Leonis Minoris

38 Leonis Minoris belongs to spectral class F9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 38 Leonis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of 38 Leonis Minoris