Star · G8IV
11 LMi
11 LMi is a subgiant star of spectral type G8IV in the constellation Leo Minor, 36.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | Gl 356A · HIP 47080 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 36.6 light-years (11.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.15 |
| Spectral type | G8IV |
| Surface temperature | 5,370 K |
| Luminosity | 0.894 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.09 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.972 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 35m 39.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 48′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 43.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.40). 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 1989. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 650 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 11 LMi, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.08, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Piscis Austrinus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 356B 0.01 light-years
- WISE J094305.98+360723.5 3.19 light-years
- Gl 353 7.64 light-years
- WISE J092055.40+453856.3 7.70 light-years
- GJ 1119 8.50 light-years
- GJ 1134 8.92 light-years
- 55 Cnc B 9.04 light-years
- Copernicus 9.10 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.