43 Leonis Minoris

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:05 | Tran: 17:57 | Set: 2:53

Alt: 52.40° Az: 109.20° Direction: South-South-West

43 Leonis Minoris is a subgiant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Leo Minor.

43 Leonis Minoris visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, 43 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 43 Leonis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 43 Leonis Minoris during the next 10000 years (-14.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 50m 21s

Declination +29° 16’ 50”

Hour Angle 21h 14m 36s

Sidereal Time 08h 04m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 48m 57s

Declination +29° 24’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 200.81°

Galactic Latitude 63.01°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Subgiant

Absolute magnitude -0.17

Spectral Type K1

Color Index (B-V) 1.15

Temperature 4409K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 43 Leonis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 43 Leonis Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

43 Leonis Minoris is distant 598.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 183.49

Distance (light year) 598.17

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.086 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 43 Leonis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD93636

SAO Catalogue SAO81533

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP52882

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+30 2072

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 43 Leonis Minoris rise, transit and set times from Hainichen, Germany are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Berlin):

Azimuth: 60.7° RISE 9:05

Max altitude: 68.3° TRANSIT 17:57

Azimuth: 299.3° SET 2:53

Name:	Hainichen, Germany
Latitude:	50° 58' 13.4" N
Longitude:	13° 7' 22.4" E
Timezone:	Europe/Berlin

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