δ Leporis (delta Leporis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:48 | Tran: 12:52 | Set: 16:56

Alt: 16.10° Az: 163.36° Direction: South

δ Leporis is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Lepus.

δ Leporis visual magnitude is 3.81. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Leporis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of δ Leporis. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Leporis during the next 1000 years (3.78 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.82 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 52m 24s

Declination -20° 52’ 26”

Hour Angle 22h 51m 31s

Sidereal Time 04h 43m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 51m 19s

Declination -20° 52’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 225.82°

Galactic Latitude -22.22°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Leporis (delta Leporis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.81

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.13

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where δ Leporis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of δ Leporis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Leporis is distant 112.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 99 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 34.42

Distance (light year) 112.22

Radial Speed 99 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.227 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.649"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ Leporis
(delta Leporis)

Flamsteed designation 15 Leporis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39364

SAO Catalogue SAO170926

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27654

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 1211

FK5 Catalogue 222

Visibility from Your Location

Today's δ Leporis (delta Leporis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.9° RISE 8:48

Max altitude: 17.6° TRANSIT 12:52

Azimuth: 249.1° SET 16:56

Set Location

Other stars in Lepus