How to see it

21 LMi has a visual magnitude of about 4.42: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for 21 LMi: right ascension 10h 7m 26s, declination +35° 14′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

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Catalog context

21 LMi. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49593, HD 87696, Gaia DR3 747570290871415680. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 747570290871415680

HIP

49593

HD

87696

gaia_dr3

747570290871415680

Bayer / Flamsteed

21 LMi

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 747570290871415680
• Gl 378.3
• HD 87696
• HIP 49593

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

4.42