η Leporis (eta Leporis)

Altitude: -49.9° Azimuth: 332.1° Direction: North-North-West

η Leporis is a giant star in the constellation of Lepus.

η Leporis visual magnitude is 3.71. Because of its moderate brightness, η 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 η Leporis:

Color of η Leporis ⬤

Magnitude of η Leporis 3.71

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

η Leporis (eta Leporis) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -49.9°
Azimuth: 332.1°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of η Leporis

η 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 η Leporis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 56m 24s

Declination J2000 -14° 10’ 04”

Galactic Longitude 219.76°

Galactic Latitude -18.47°

Constellation Lepus

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

Finder chart η Leporis (eta Leporis) star

Simplified finder chart for η Leporis (eta Leporis).

Visibility of η 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 η Leporis (eta 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: 104.2° RISE 20:13

Max altitude: 24.4° TRANSIT 1:02

Azimuth: 255.8° SET 5:46

Digitized Sky Survey image of η Leporis

The image below is a photograph of η 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 η Leporis is -0.042 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.139 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of η Leporis. The red arrow shows the motion of η Leporis during the next 1000 years (-0.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.32 arcmin in declination);

Distance of η Leporis from the Sun and relative movement

η Leporis is distant 49.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 15.04 pc

Distance (light year) 49.04 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.042 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.139 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of η Leporis

η Leporis belongs to spectral class F1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 2.82

Spectral Type F1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature of η Leporis 7276K

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

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

Alternative designations of η Leporis

Bayer designation η Leporis
(eta Leporis)

Flamsteed designation 16 Leporis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD40136

SAO Catalogue SAO150957

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28103

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 1286

Gliese Catalogue Gl 225

FK5 Catalogue 226

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