δ Leporis (delta Leporis)

Altitude: -36.1° Azimuth: 78.0° Direction: East-North-East

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

δ Leporis visual magnitude is 3.81. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Leporis should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about δ Leporis:

Color of δ Leporis ⬤

Magnitude of δ Leporis 3.81

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

δ Leporis (delta Leporis) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -36.1°
Azimuth: 78.0°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of δ Leporis

δ Leporis is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of δ Leporis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 51m 19s

Declination J2000 -20° 52’ 45”

Galactic Longitude 225.82°

Galactic Latitude -22.22°

Constellation Lepus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of δ Leporis in the sky:

Finder chart δ Leporis (delta Leporis) star

Simplified finder chart for δ Leporis (delta Leporis).

Visibility of δ Leporis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 110.9° RISE 21:04

Max altitude: 17.6° TRANSIT 1:12

Azimuth: 249.1° SET 5:16

Digitized Sky Survey image of δ Leporis

The image below is a photograph of δ Leporis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of δ Leporis is 0.227 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.649 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of δ Leporis from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 112.22 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 99 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.227 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.649 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of δ Leporis

δ Leporis belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.13

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature of δ Leporis 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

Alternative designations of δ Leporis

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

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