Star profile
19 Leonis Minoris
What is 19 Leonis Minoris
19 Leonis Minoris belongs to the Lesser Lion, that humble constellation tucked between the Great Bear and majestic Leo. It is a yellow-white F-type star some 92 light-years away, slightly hotter than the Sun, with the crisp serene light typical of the F spectral coat. Its glow reaches us almost a century after setting out, crossing the northern silence between two zoological neighbours of the deep sky.
Where it is and when to see it
19 Leonis Minoris lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is February, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never sets and culminates about 80° up.
- From New York it culminates about 90° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 15° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 49° S.
It ranks no. 8 in brightness among the 22 stars of Leo Minor in our catalogue. To find it, start from Praecipua, the brightest: it lies about 13° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 92 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 19 Leonis Minoris
- Constellation
- Leo Minor
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.11
- Distance
- 91.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 149.421° · Dec 41.056°
- Catalogue
- HIP 48833 · HD 86146
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Other stars in Leo Minor
Leo Minor has 22 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Praecipua3.79
- Beta Leonis Minoris4.20
- 21 Leonis Minoris4.49
- 37 Leonis Minoris4.68
- 30 Leonis Minoris4.72
- 41 Leonis Minoris5.08
- 42 Leonis Minoris5.36
- 20 Leonis Minoris5.37