Star · K0
43 LMi
43 LMi is a supergiant star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Leo Minor, 559.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 52882 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 559.1 light-years (171.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.15 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.02 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,420 K |
| Luminosity | 169 L☉ |
| Radius | 22.1 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.93 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 48m 57.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +29° 24′ 58″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 72.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.15). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 61° S. North of latitude 61° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1467. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 9.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 43 LMi, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.00, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Piscis Austrinus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.