In Evidence
Other stars in Leo Minor
- Praecipua
- β Leonis Minoris
- 21 Leonis Minoris
- 10 Leonis Minoris
- 37 Leonis Minoris
- 30 Leonis Minoris
- 41 Leonis Minoris
- 19 Leonis Minoris
- 42 Leonis Minoris
- 23 Leonis Minoris
- 20 Leonis Minoris
- 8 Leonis Minoris
- 11 Leonis Minoris
- 28 Leonis Minoris
- 40 Leonis Minoris
- 34 Leonis Minoris
- 32 Leonis Minoris
- HR3993
- 38 Leonis Minoris
- 7 Leonis Minoris
- 27 Leonis Minoris
- 33 Leonis Minoris
- HR4184
- 44 Leonis Minoris
- 13 Leonis Minoris
- 43 Leonis Minoris
- 9 Leonis Minoris
- 48 Leonis Minoris
- HR3979
- 35 Leonis Minoris
- HR3987
- 50 Leonis Minoris
- HR4078
- 22 Leonis Minoris
- 24 Leonis Minoris
- HR3727
Praecipua - 46 Leonis Minoris
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.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where Praecipua is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's Praecipua - 46 Leonis Minoris rise, transit and set times from Shiraz, Iran are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Tehran):