46 Leonis Minoris
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46 Leonis Minoris (46 LMi) is the brightest star in the constellation Leo Minor. It is sometimes known as "o LMi" (not "ο LMi").
It has the proper name Praecipua, the Latin "the Chief (Star of Leo Minor)".[1] The name may originally have referred to 37 Leonis Minoris, and later mistransfered to this star.[2]
And it was also known as 勢四, "the Fourth (Srar) of the Eunuch", in the traditional Chinese astronomy.
46 LMi has spectral class K0+III-IV and is of magnitude 3.83. Its distance from Earth is approximately 98 light years.
[edit] Coordinates (epoch J2000)
- Right ascension: 10h53m18.70s
- Declination: +34°12'54.0"
[edit] References
- ^ Allen, R. H., (1963). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (rep. ed.). New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc.. p. 264. ISBN 0486210790.[1]
- ^ Leo Minor: The little lion- Ian Ridpath's Star Tales
[edit] See also
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