Praecipua - 46 Leonis Minoris

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:10 | Tran: 19:59 | Set: 5:53

Alt: 10.20° Az: 313.48° Direction: North-West

Praecipua, also designated as 46 Leonis Minoris , is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Leo Minor.

Praecipua visual magnitude is 3.83. Because of its moderate brightness, Praecipua is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Praecipua - 46 Leonis Minoris star

DSS2 image of Praecipua. The red arrow shows the motion of Praecipua during the next 1000 years (1.45 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.63 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 54m 43s

Declination +34° 04’ 46”

Hour Angle 08h 01m 43s

Sidereal Time 18h 56m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 53m 18s

Declination +34° 12’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 190°

Galactic Latitude 63.73°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.83

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.45

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Praecipua is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Praecipua is distant 97.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 29.94

Distance (light year) 97.60

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.087 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.278"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Praecipua

Flamsteed designation 46 Leonis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD94264

SAO Catalogue SAO62297

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53229

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 2172

FK5 Catalogue 412

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4999

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Praecipua - 46 Leonis Minoris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.9° RISE 10:10

Max altitude: 72.6° TRANSIT 19:59

Azimuth: 304.1° SET 5:53

Set Location

Other stars in Leo Minor