46 Leonis Minoris
Template:Location mark Location of 46 Leonis Minoris (circled) | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Right ascension | Template:RA[1] |
| Declination | Template:DEC[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.83[2] (3.79–3.84[3]) |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | red clump[4] |
| Spectral type | K0+ III-IV[5] |
| Variable type | suspected[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +90.625 mas/yr[6] Dec.: Script error: No such module "val". mas/yr[6] |
| Parallax (π) | 32.921±0.1775 mas[6] |
| Distance | Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly (Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.45[7] |
| Details[8] | |
| Mass | Script error: No such module "val". Template:Solar mass |
| Radius | Script error: No such module "val".[9] Template:Solar radius |
| Luminosity | Script error: No such module "val". Template:Solar luminosity |
| Surface gravity (log g) | Script error: No such module "val". cgs |
| Temperature | 4,670[2] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.1 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.81[10] km/s |
| Age | Script error: No such module "val". Gyr |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | {{{metal_fe2}}} dex |
| Other designations | |
| Praecipua, 46 LMi, BD+34 2172, FK5 412, HD 94264, HIP 53229, HR 4247, SAO 62297 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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46 Leonis Minoris (abbreviated 46 LMi), also named Praecipua Template:IPAc-en,[11] is the brightest star in the constellation of Leo Minor. It is of spectral class K0+III-IV and of magnitude 3.83. It is a red clump giant.[4] Based upon parallax measurements, its distance from the Sun is approximately 99.1 light-years.[6] It is a suspected variable with an amplitude of about 0.05 magnitudes.[3]
Nomenclature
46 Leonis Minoris is the star's Flamsteed designation. It is sometimes designated "o LMi" (not "ο LMi"), from Bode's catalogue of 1801. It was presumably intended to be designated α, as Francis Baily decided to letter each star brighter than magnitude 4.5, but the designation was missing from his catalogue, even though the dimmer β was included.[12]
It bore the traditional proper name Praecipua, derived from the Latin for "the Chief (Star of Leo Minor)".[13] The name may originally have referred to 37 Leonis Minoris, and later mistakenly transferred to this star.[14] In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[15] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name Praecipua for this star on 30 June 2017 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.[11]
It is known as 勢四, "the Fourth (Star) of the Eunuch", in traditional Chinese astronomy.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
References
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