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8 Leonis Minoris

Below the horizon.  Rise: 20:34 | Tran: 6:40 | Set: 16:43
Alt: -2.45°   Az: 12.73°   Direction: North-North-East

8 Leonis Minoris is a variable giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Leo Minor.

8 Leonis Minoris visual magnitude is 5.37. Because of its faintness, 8 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.

Image of 8 Leonis Minoris star
DSS2 image of 8 Leonis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 8 Leonis Minoris during the next 1000 years (-0.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.70 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 33m 02s
+34° 59’ 32”
13h 02m 20s
22h 35m 22s

J2000

09h 31m 32s
+35° 06’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

189.47°
46.93°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 8 Leonis Minoris star
Simplified finder chart for 8 Leonis Minoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.37
Giant

-0.26
M1III
3749K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 8 Leonis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 8 Leonis Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

8 Leonis Minoris is distant 435.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

133.69
435.83
38 km/s
-0.056 arcsec/y
-0.102"/y

Alternative Designations

8 Leonis Minoris
SAO61540
SAO61540

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 8 Leonis Minoris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.0°
Max altitude: 73.5°
Azimuth: 305.0°