Star · K0
50 LMi
50 LMi is a giant star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Leo Minor, 286.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 53492 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 286.5 light-years (87.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.36 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.64 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,660 K |
| Luminosity | 31.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 8.56 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.42 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 56m 34.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +25° 30′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.36). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 64° S. North of latitude 64° 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 1739. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 50 LMi, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.55, 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 53851 9.07 light-years
- 44 LMi 16.4 light-years
- 54 Leo 17.6 light-years
- SDSS J104121.86+244228.0 17.7 light-years
- HIP 52771 17.8 light-years
- HD 93963 A 19.1 light-years
- SDSS J110705.31+245448.5 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.