Astronomy and Space

5 Leonis Minoris

5 Leonis Minoris (5 LMi), commonly referred to as HD 75332, is a yellow-white star in the northern constellation of Lynx, close to the border with Cancer. With an apparent magnitude of 6.210, it is near the limit for naked eye observation, and can be seen faintly under very dark skies. As such, the Bright Star Catalogue lists it as HR 3499. It is located at a distance of 89.31 light-years (27.38 parsecs) according to Gaia DR3 parallax measurements, and is moving farther away at a heliocentric radial velocity of 4.212 km/s.

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• ▸Delta Lupi
• ▸Digital piano
• ▸Delta Crateris

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