Binary star system in the constellation Leo
31 Leonis is a binary star [ 9] system in the equatorial constellation of Leo . The system is visible to the naked eye in unresolved form, having a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.39.[ 2] An estimated distance of around 300 light years is obtained from the annual parallax shift of 11.02 mas as seen from Earth's orbit.[ 1] At the current distance, interstellar extinction between Earth and 31 Leo diminished the apparent brightness by 0.12 magnitudes .[ 6] It is moving away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +39.8 km/s.[ 5]
The primary member of 31 Leonis, component A, is an evolved K-type red giant [ 10] with a stellar classification of K3.5 IIIb Fe-1: ,[ 3] where the suffix notation indicates an underabundance of iron in the spectrum . It has expanded to 34 times the Solar radius and is radiating around 283 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,066 K.[ 6] The magnitude 13.6 secondary, component B, lies at an angular separation of 7.9 arcseconds , as of 2008.[ 9]
References
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Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR .
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