7 Leonis Minoris

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:26 | Tran: 19:09 | Set: 4:55

Alt: -4.22° Az: 349.23° Direction: North

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

7 Leonis Minoris visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, 7 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 7 Leonis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 7 Leonis Minoris during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 32m 14s

Declination +33° 32’ 34”

Hour Angle 11h 08m 19s

Sidereal Time 20h 40m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 30m 43s

Declination +33° 39’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 191.56°

Galactic Latitude 46.65°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.14

Spectral Type G8

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 7 Leonis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 7 Leonis Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

7 Leonis Minoris is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 7 Leonis Minoris double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.85

Secondary star magnitude 9.15

Magnitude difference 3.3

Separation 62.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

7 Leonis Minoris is distant 515.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 157.98

Distance (light year) 515.01

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.049"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 7 Leonis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD82087

SAO Catalogue SAO61529

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP46652

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 1999

FK5 Catalogue 2755

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 7 Leonis Minoris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.5° RISE 9:26

Max altitude: 72.1° TRANSIT 19:09

Azimuth: 303.5° SET 4:55

Set Location

Other stars in Leo Minor