κ Leporis (kappa Leporis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:35 | Tran: 12:26 | Set: 17:18

Alt: 14.52° Az: 225.88° Direction: South-West

κ Leporis is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Lepus.

κ Leporis visual magnitude is 4.36. Because of its moderate brightness, κ 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 κ Leporis. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Leporis during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 14m 24s

Declination -12° 54’ 46”

Hour Angle 03h 01m 55s

Sidereal Time 08h 16m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 13m 13s

Declination -12° 56’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 213.88°

Galactic Latitude -27.55°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ Leporis (kappa Leporis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.36

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.81

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

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

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

Star System Properties

κ Leporis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the κ Leporis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.36

Secondary star magnitude 7.06

Magnitude difference 2.7

Separation 2.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Leporis is distant 559.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 171.53

Distance (light year) 559.18

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ Leporis
(kappa Leporis)

Flamsteed designation 4 Leporis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD33949

SAO Catalogue SAO150239

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24327

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 1092

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3800

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 102.9° RISE 7:35

Max altitude: 25.6° TRANSIT 12:26

Azimuth: 257.1° SET 17:18

Set Location

Other stars in Lepus