Star profile

38 Leonis Minoris

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is 38 Leonis Minoris

38 Leonis Minoris is a yellow-white F-type star 171 light-years away, in a small constellation nestled between Leo and the Great Bear. The Little Lion, drawn by Hevelius in the 17th century, carries no great legends: it is a quiet quadrant where 38 Leonis Minoris shines with the calm of a sun a little warmer than ours.

Where it is and when to see it

38 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 76° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 87° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 18° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 52° S.

It ranks no. 18 in brightness among the 22 stars of Leo Minor in our catalogue. To find it, start from Praecipua, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 170 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 38 Leonis Minoris

Constellation: Leo Minor
Apparent magnitude: 5.84
Distance: 170.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 159.782° · Dec 37.910°
Catalogue: HIP 52139 · HD 92168

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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