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.

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

Right Ascension 05h 45m 31s

Declination -22° 26’ 20”

Hour Angle 00h 12m 50s

Sidereal Time 05h 58m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 44m 27s

Declination -22° 26’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 226.79°

Galactic Latitude -24.27°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Leporis (gamma Leporis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.6

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.84

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.47

Temperature 6528K

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

Main star magnitude 3.6

Secondary star magnitude 6.1

Magnitude difference 2.5

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 8.97

Distance (light year) 29.24

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.293 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.37"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation γ Leporis
(gamma Leporis)

Flamsteed designation 13 Leporis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38393

SAO Catalogue SAO170759

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27072

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 1211

Gliese Catalogue Gl 216 A

FK5 Catalogue 217

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4334

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° RISE 10:22

Max altitude: 16.1° TRANSIT 14:16

Azimuth: 247.6° SET 18:09

Set Location

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