Star · G8III
10 LMi
10 LMi is a giant star of spectral type G8III in the constellation Leo Minor, 191.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 46952 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 191.0 light-years (58.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.54 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.70 |
| Spectral type | G8III |
| Surface temperature | 4,960 K |
| Luminosity | 62.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 10.7 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.96 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 34m 13.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 23′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 13.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.54). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1835. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 10 LMi, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.67, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Piscis Austrinus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 46041 7.98 light-years
- SDSS J093906.46+341257.5 8.45 light-years
- HIP 45870 11.4 light-years
- ULAS J092744.20+341308.7 11.8 light-years
- HIP 47934 14.2 light-years
- HIP 47652 15.4 light-years
- SDSS J091956.15+393419.1 16.5 light-years
- HIP 46237 16.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.