η Leporis (eta Leporis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:29 | Tran: 13:13 | Set: 17:58

Alt: -51.45° Az: 18.92° Direction: North-North-East

η Leporis is a giant star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Lepus.

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

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 57m 34s

Declination -14° 09’ 57”

Hour Angle 12h 48m 06s

Sidereal Time 18h 45m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 56m 24s

Declination -14° 10’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 219.76°

Galactic Latitude -18.47°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.71

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.82

Spectral Type F1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 49.04

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.042 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.139"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 104.2° RISE 8:29

Max altitude: 24.4° TRANSIT 13:13

Azimuth: 255.8° SET 17:58

Set Location

Other stars in Lepus