10 Leonis Minoris

10 Leonis Minoris
Location of 10 Leonis Minoris (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Leo Minor
Right ascension 09h 34m 13.38184s[1]
Declination 36° 23′ 51.2090″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.54[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8.5 III[3]
U−B color index +0.61[4]
B−V color index +0.92[4]
Variable type RS CVn[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−11.94[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +6.989[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −22.729[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)17.0738 ± 0.1341 mas[1]
Distance191 ± 2 ly
(58.6 ± 0.5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.83[7]
Details
Mass2.54[8] M☉
Radius8.74±0.29[9] R☉
Luminosity46.44±1.65[9] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.93[10] cgs
Temperature5,099[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.04[10] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.7[11] km/s
Other designations
10 LMi, SU Leonis Minoris, BD+37°2004, FK5 360, GC 13203, HD 82635, HIP 46952, HR 3800, SAO 61570[12]
Database references
SIMBADdata

10 Leonis Minoris is a single[13] variable star in the northern constellation Leo Minor, located approximately 191 light years away based on parallax. It has the variable star designation SU Leonis Minoris; 10 Leonis Minoris is the Flamsteed designation. This body is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with a baseline apparent visual magnitude of 4.54.[2] It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −12 km/s.[6]

A near-infrared (y band) light curve for SU Leonis Minoris, adapted from Skiff and Lockwood (1986)[14]

This is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of G8.5 III.[3] It is reported as a RS CVn variable with magnitude varying by 0.02 mag.[5] and showing a high level of chromospheric activity.[15] The star has 2.54 times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 8.7 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 46 times the luminosity of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,099 K.[8][9]

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  9. ^ a b c van Belle, Gerard T.; von Braun, Kaspar; Ciardi, David R.; Pilyavsky, Genady; Buckingham, Ryan S.; Boden, Andrew F.; Clark, Catherine A.; Hartman, Zachary; van Belle, Gerald; Bucknew, William; Cole, Gary (2021-12-01). "Direct Measurements of Giant Star Effective Temperatures and Linear Radii: Calibration against Spectral Types and V - K Color". The Astrophysical Journal. 922 (2): 163. arXiv:2107.09205. Bibcode:2021ApJ...922..163V. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ac1687. ISSN 0004-637X. 10 Leonis Minoris' database entry at VizieR.
  10. ^ a b Wu, Yue; Singh, H. P.; Prugniel, P.; Gupta, R.; Koleva, M. (2010). "Coudé-feed stellar spectral library – atmospheric parameters". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 525: A71. arXiv:1009.1491. Bibcode:2011A&A...525A..71W. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201015014. S2CID 53480665.
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  14. ^ Skiff, B. A.; Lockwood, G. W. (March 1986). "The photometric variability of solar-type stars. V. The standard stars10 and 11 Leonis Minoris". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 98: 338–341. Bibcode:1986PASP...98..338S. doi:10.1086/131763. S2CID 119952745. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  15. ^ Strassmeier, K. G.; et al. (January 1994). "Chromospheric activity in G an K giants and their rotation-activity relation". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 281: 855–863. Bibcode:1994A&A...281..855S.