β-LMi (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , β-LMi is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 21:11 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 80° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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Name
β-LMi
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 10h27m53s [2] |
| Declination: | +36°42'25" [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 4.21 (V) [2] 5.35 (BT) [2] 4.30 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 47.2 parsec 153.8 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.89 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 168.7 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 229.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.84 |
Sources