Star in the constellation Leo Minor
28 Leonis Minoris (28 LMi) is a solitary,[ 10] orange huedstar located in the northernconstellation Leo Minor , the lesser lion. It has anapparent magnitude of 5.5,[ 2] allowing it to be faintly visible to thenaked eye . Based onparallax measurements from theGaia satellite , it is estimated to be 480light years distant.[ 1] 28 LMi is approaching theSolar System with a heliocentricradial velocity of −24 km/s .[ 5] At its current distance, the star brightness is diminished by 0.14magnitudes due to interstellar dust.[ 11]
This is apopulation II [ 12] giant star with astellar classification of K1 III.[ 3] It has a comparablemass to theSun [ 7] but has expanded to 22.6 times itsgirth .[ 1] It radiates 207 times theluminosity of the Sun [ 1] from itsphotosphere at aneffective temperature of 4,580 K .[ 8] It has aniron abundance 90% of the Sun's, making it slightly metal deficient.[ 1]
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