β Leonis Minoris (beta Leonis Minoris)

β Leonis Minoris is a double giant star in the constellation of Leo Minor.

β Leonis Minoris visual magnitude is 4.21. Because of its moderate brightness, β Leonis Minoris should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of β Leonis Minoris is -0.118 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.101 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about β Leonis Minoris

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of β Leonis Minoris

β 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 β Leonis Minoris are provided in the following table:

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

Visibility of β Leonis Minoris from your location

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

Distance of β Leonis Minoris from the Sun and relative movement

β Leonis Minoris is distant 145.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of β Leonis Minoris

β Leonis Minoris belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

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

β Leonis Minoris star system properties

β Leonis Minoris is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the β Leonis Minoris double sysyem:

Alternative designations of β Leonis Minoris