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Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationNone
Flamsteed Number28 Leonis Minoris
HR (BSC)4081
HD90040
ConstellationLeo Minor
Right Ascension10h 24m 9s
Declination+33° 43' 7"
Distance480 light years
147 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +5.5
Absolute: -0.06
Spectral ClassK1III orange giant
Optimum VisibilityMarch
NotesOne of a trio of stars in the central regions of Leo Minor, 28 Leonis Minoris is far more distant from Earth than its two apparent companions in the sky. It is a relatively luminous orange giant with a diameter approximately twenty times that of the Sun.

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