Star profile

27 Leonis Minoris

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What is 27 Leonis Minoris

27 Leonis Minoris is a white A6 main-sequence star about 242 light-years away in a constellation only the seventeenth century dared to draw: Leo Minor, added by Hevelius among the ancient figures. At magnitude 5.89 it skirts the edge of unaided vision and demands a truly dark sky. Its light, released around the end of the Renaissance, is still travelling as it reaches this page.

Where it is and when to see it

27 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 culminates about 72° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 83° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 22° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 56° S.

It ranks no. 21 in brightness among the 22 stars of Leo Minor in our catalogue. To find it, start from Praecipua, the brightest: it lies about 6° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 240 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 27 Leonis Minoris

Constellation: Leo Minor
Apparent magnitude: 5.89
Distance: 242.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 155.776° · Dec 33.908°
Catalogue: HIP 50860 · HD 89904

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Other stars in Leo Minor

Leo Minor has 22 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 22 stars in Leo Minor