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γ Leporis (gamma Leporis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 10:22 | Tran: 14:16 | Set: 18:09
Alt: 16.03°   Az: 183.09°   Direction: South

γ Leporis is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Lepus.

γ Leporis visual magnitude is 3.6. Because of its moderate brightness, γ 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.

Image of γ Leporis (gamma Leporis) star
DSS2 image of γ Leporis. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Leporis during the next 1000 years (-4.88 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 45m 31s
-22° 26’ 20”
00h 12m 50s
05h 58m 22s

J2000

05h 44m 27s
-22° 26’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

226.79°
-24.27°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Leporis (gamma Leporis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.6
Main-sequence

3.84
F6V
6528K

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

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

Star System Properties

γ Leporis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the γ Leporis double sysyem:

3.6
6.1
2.5
96.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Leporis is distant 29.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

8.97
29.24
-10 km/s
-0.293 arcsec/y
-0.37"/y

Alternative Designations

γ Leporis
(gamma Leporis)
SAO170759
SAO170759
Gl 216 A

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 112.4°
Max altitude: 16.1°
Azimuth: 247.6°