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
Declination 23° 11 18.2499
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.08
Characteristics
Spectral type A3Vn
U−B color index +0.06
B−V color index +0.04
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+18.50 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -115.30 mas/yr
Dec.: +7.62 mas/yr
Parallax (π)14.23±0.25 mas
Distance229 ± 4 ly
(70 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.85
Details
Mass2.47 M
Radius2.1 R
Luminosity55 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.95 cgs
Temperature9,902 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.01 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)201 km/s
Age182 Myr
Other designations
41 LMi, BD+23°2253, GC 14740, HD 92825, HIP 52457, HR 4192, SAO 81490
Database references
SIMBADdata

41 Leonis Minoris is a single 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. This object is located approximately 229 light years away from the Sun, based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +18.5 km/s.

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