Star · F9V
38 LMi
38 LMi is a main-sequence star of spectral type F9V in the constellation Leo Minor, 164.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 52139 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 164.7 light-years (50.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.84 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.32 |
| Spectral type | F9V |
| Surface temperature | 5,990 K |
| Luminosity | 10.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.02 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.8 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 39m 07.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 54′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 54.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.84). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 52° S. North of latitude 52° 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 1861. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 38 LMi, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Grus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 51877 9.50 light-years
- SDSS J103321.92+400549.5 10.7 light-years
- HIP 51312 11.3 light-years
- HIP 53641 11.7 light-years
- HIP 53640 11.9 light-years
- β LMi 12.9 light-years
- 35 LMi 14.4 light-years
- HIP 52140 14.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.