41 Leonis Minoris

41 Leonis Minoris
Location of 41 Leonis Minoris (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Leo Minor
Right ascension 10h 43m 24.95671s[1]
Declination 23° 11′ 18.2499″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.08[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A3Vn[3]
U−B color index +0.06[4]
B−V color index +0.04[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+18.50[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -115.30[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +7.62[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)14.23 ± 0.25 mas[1]
Distance229 ± 4 ly
(70 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.85[2]
Details
Mass2.47[6] M☉
Radius2.1[7] R☉
Luminosity55[6] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.95[8] cgs
Temperature9,902[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.01[9] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)201[6] km/s
Age182[8] Myr
Other designations
41 LMi, BD+23°2253, GC 14740, HD 92825, HIP 52457, HR 4192, SAO 81490[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

41 Leonis Minoris is a single[11] star in the northern constellation Leo Minor, located near the southern border with the neighboring constellation of Leo. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.08.[2] This object is located approximately 229 light years away from the Sun, based on parallax,[1] and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +18.5 km/s.[5]

This is an ordinary A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A3Vn,[3] where the 'n' suffix indicates "nebulous" (broadened) lines due to rapid rotation. It is about 182[8] million years old with a high projected rotational velocity of 201 km/s.[6] The star has 2.5[6] times the mass of the Sun and 2.1[7] times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 55[6] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 9,902 K.[8]

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  6. ^ a b c d e f Zorec, J.; Royer, F. (2012). "Rotational velocities of A-type stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 537: A120. arXiv:1201.2052. Bibcode:2012A&A...537A.120Z. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117691. S2CID 55586789. Vizier catalog entry
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  9. ^ Gontcharov, G. A. (2012). "Dependence of kinematics on the age of stars in the solar neighborhood". Astronomy Letters. 38 (12): 771–782. arXiv:1606.08814. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..771G. doi:10.1134/S1063773712120031. S2CID 118345778. Vizier catalog entry
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  11. ^ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008). "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 389 (2): 869–879. arXiv:0806.2878. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x. S2CID 14878976.