Astronomy:41 Leonis Minoris

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Short description: Star in the constellation Leo Minor
41 Leonis Minoris
Leo Minor constellation map.svg
Red circle.svg
Location of 41 Leonis Minoris (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
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[1] mas
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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Bibcode2007A&A...474..653V.  Vizier catalog entry
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A.  Vizier catalog entry
  3. 3.0 3.1 Hoffleit, D.; Warren, W. H. (1995). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Hoffleit+, 1991)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: V/50. Originally Published in: 1964BS....C......0H 5050. Bibcode1995yCat.5050....0H. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Mermilliod, J. C. (2006). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Homogeneous Means in the UBV System (Mermilliod 1991)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: II/168. Originally Published in: Institut d'Astronomie 2168. Bibcode2006yCat.2168....0M. Vizier catalog entry
  5. 5.0 5.1 Evans, D. S. (1967). "The Revision of the General Catalogue of Radial Velocities". Determination of Radial Velocities and Their Applications 30: 57. Bibcode1967IAUS...30...57E. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Zorec, J.; Royer, F. (2012). "Rotational velocities of A-type stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics 537: A120. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117691. Bibcode2012A&A...537A.120Z.  Vizier catalog entry
  7. 7.0 7.1 Allende Prieto, C.; Lambert, D. L. (1999). "Fundamental parameters of nearby stars from the comparison with evolutionary calculations: Masses, radii and effective temperatures". Astronomy and Astrophysics 352: 555–562. Bibcode1999A&A...352..555A.  Vizier catalog entry
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 David, Trevor J.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (2015). "The Ages of Early-Type Stars: Strömgren Photometric Methods Calibrated, Validated, Tested, and Applied to Hosts and Prospective Hosts of Directly Imaged Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal 804 (2): 146. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/804/2/146. Bibcode2015ApJ...804..146D.  Vizier catalog entry
  9. Gontcharov, G. A. (2012). "Dependence of kinematics on the age of stars in the solar neighborhood". Astronomy Letters 38 (12): 771–782. doi:10.1134/S1063773712120031. Bibcode2012AstL...38..771G.  Vizier catalog entry
  10. "41 LMi". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=41+LMi. 
  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. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x. Bibcode2008MNRAS.389..869E.