42 Leonis Minoris

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42 Leonis Minoris
Leo Minor constellation map.svg
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Location of 42 Leo Minoris (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Leo Minor
Right ascension 10h 45m 51.8947s [1]
Declination +30° 40′ 56.307″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)5.35±0.01 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B9 V [3]
U−B color index −0.16 [4]
B−V color index −0.06 [4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)12±3.7 [5]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: −20.344  mas/yr [1]
Dec.: −38.234  mas/yr [1]
Parallax (π)7.915 ± 0.0813  mas
Distance 412 ± 4  ly
(126 ± 1  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)+0.02 [6]
Details
Mass 2.77±0.36 [7]   M☉
Radius 3.29±0.11 [7]   R☉
Luminosity 107 [8]   L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4±0.2 [9]   cgs
Temperature 10,703±206 [7]   K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)145 [10]  km/s
Age 69+199
−59 [9]   Myr
Other designations
42 LMi, AG+30°1079, BD+31°2180, FK5  407, GC  14798, HD  93152, HIP  52638, HR  4203, SAO  62236
Database references
SIMBAD data

42 Leonis Minoris (42 LMi) is a solitary, [11] bluish-white hued star located in the northern constellation Leo Minor. It has a visual apparent magnitude of 5.35, [2] allowing it to be faintly seen with the naked eye. Parallax measurements place it at a distance of 412 light years. [1] The object has a heliocentric radial velocity of 12  km/s , [5] indicating that it is drifting away from the Solar System.

42 LMi has a general stellar classification of B9 V, [3] indicating that it is an ordinary B-type main-sequence star. However, Cowley et al. (1969) gave a slightly cooler class of A1 Vn, [12] indicating that it is instead an A-type main-sequence star with 'nebulous' (broad) absorption lines due to rapid rotation. Nevertheless, it has 2.77 times the mass of the Sun and a radius of 3.3  R☉ . [7] It radiates at 107 times the luminosity of the Sun [8] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 10,703  K . [7] Its high luminosity and slightly enlarged diameter suggests that the object might be evolved. Like most hot stars, 42 LMi spins rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 145  km/s . [10]

There are two optical companions located near this star. BD+31°2181 is a 7th magnitude K2 giant star separated 146″ away along a position angle of 174° . [13] An 8th magnitude companion has been detected at a distance of over 400  arcseconds along a position angle of 92° . [13] Both have no relation to 42 LMi and is just moving with it by coincidence.

An X-ray emission with a luminosity of 278.2×1020  W has been detected around the object. A-type stars are not expected to emmit X-rays, so it must be coming from an unseen companion. [14]

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