ε Leporis (epsilon Leporis)

Altitude: 9.0° Azimuth: 215.2° Direction: South-West

ε Leporis is a variable giant star in the constellation of Lepus.

ε Leporis visual magnitude is 3.19. Because of its moderate brightness, ε 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 ε Leporis:

Color of ε Leporis ⬤

Magnitude of ε Leporis 3.19

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

ε Leporis (epsilon Leporis) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 9.0°
Azimuth: 215.2°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ε Leporis

ε 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 ε Leporis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 05m 27s

Declination J2000 -22° 22’ 15”

Galactic Longitude 223.25°

Galactic Latitude -32.73°

Constellation Lepus

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

Finder chart ε Leporis (epsilon Leporis) star

Simplified finder chart for ε Leporis (epsilon Leporis).

Visibility of ε 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 ε Leporis (epsilon 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: 112.4° RISE 20:28

Max altitude: 16.1° TRANSIT 0:26

Azimuth: 247.6° SET 4:21

Digitized Sky Survey image of ε Leporis

The image below is a photograph of ε 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 ε Leporis is 0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.074 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of ε Leporis (epsilon Leporis) star

DSS2 image of ε Leporis. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Leporis during the next 10000 years (4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of ε Leporis from the Sun and relative movement

ε Leporis is distant 226.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 69.49 pc

Distance (light year) 226.55 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.025 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.074 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ε Leporis

ε Leporis belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.02

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.46

Temperature of ε Leporis 3855K

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

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

Alternative designations of ε Leporis

Bayer designation ε Leporis
(epsilon Leporis)

Flamsteed designation 2 Leporis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD32887

SAO Catalogue SAO170051

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23685

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 1000

FK5 Catalogue 186

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1826

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