μ Leporis (mu Leporis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:27 | Tran: 14:00 | Set: 18:33

Alt: -25.11° Az: 84.57° Direction: East

μ Leporis is a variable giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Lepus.

μ Leporis visual magnitude is 3.31. Because of its moderate brightness, μ 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 μ Leporis. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Leporis during the next 10000 years (7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 14m 04s

Declination -16° 10’ 37”

Hour Angle 16h 39m 16s

Sidereal Time 21h 53m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 12m 55s

Declination -16° 12’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 217.25°

Galactic Latitude -28.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for μ Leporis (mu Leporis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.31

Class Giant

μ Leporis is also a HgMn chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.45

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ Leporis is distant 184.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 56.53

Distance (light year) 184.28

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation μ Leporis
(mu Leporis)

Flamsteed designation 5 Leporis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD33904

SAO Catalogue SAO150237

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24305

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 1072

FK5 Catalogue 1144

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Mu Lep

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 106.2° RISE 9:27

Max altitude: 22.3° TRANSIT 14:00

Azimuth: 253.8° SET 18:33

Set Location

Other stars in Lepus