Star · G8III
β LMi
β LMi is a giant star of spectral type G8III in the constellation Leo Minor, 153.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 51233 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 153.9 light-years (47.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.83 |
| Spectral type | G8III |
| Surface temperature | 4,980 K |
| Luminosity | 55.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 10 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.86 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 27m 53.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 42′ 26″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.20). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° 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 1872. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around β LMi, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.20, 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):
- 35 LMi 5.43 light-years
- HIP 51312 8.07 light-years
- 2MASS J10315064+3349595 8.21 light-years
- SDSS J103321.92+400549.5 9.99 light-years
- HIP 49586 11.9 light-years
- SDSS J103225.19+330042.0 12.1 light-years
- HIP 50660 12.9 light-years
- 38 LMi 12.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.