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37 Leonis Minoris — Star in Leo Minor

Magnitude 4.7m Star Leo Minor (LMi) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.71
Spectral Type G2.5IIa supergiant
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.81)
Distance 155 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 38m 43.2s
Dec +31° 58' 34.0"
Constellation Leo Minor (LMi)
HR 4166
HIP 52098
HD 92125
SAO 62173
Flamsteed 37 LMi
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3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Medium+ Medium Hard+
50mm finder Easy Easy Easy
150mm scope Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season Jan – Mar (peak: Feb)

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 3254
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Barred spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.5 3.2° Leo Minor
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