η Leporis (eta Leporis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:49 | Tran: 7:34 | Set: 12:18

Alt: -14.94° Az: 265.90° Direction: West

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 31s

Declination -14° 09’ 57”

Hour Angle 06h 25m 12s

Sideral Time 12h 22m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 56m 24s

Declination -14° 10’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 219.76°

Galactic Latitude -18.47°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for η Leporis (eta Leporis).

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 2:49

Max altitude: 24.4° TRANSIT 7:34

Azimuth: 255.8° SET 12:18

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Lepus