ν Leporis (nu Leporis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:47 | Tran: 12:05 | Set: 17:24

Alt: 15.45° Az: 120.16° Direction: East-South-East

ν Leporis is a sub-giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Lepus.

ν Leporis visual magnitude is 5.3. Because of its faintness, ν Leporis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of ν Leporis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Leporis during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 21m 10s

Declination -12° 17’ 28”

Hour Angle 20h 05m 52s

Sidereal Time 01h 27m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 19m 59s

Declination -12° 18’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 214°

Galactic Latitude -25.79°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Leporis (nu Leporis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.3

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.26

Spectral Type B7IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Leporis is distant 331.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 101.73

Distance (light year) 331.64

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν Leporis
(nu Leporis)

Flamsteed designation 7 Leporis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34863

SAO Catalogue SAO150345

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24873

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 1132

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν Leporis (nu Leporis) rise, transit and set times from Lidoríki, Greece are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Athens):

Azimuth: 102.3° RISE 6:47

Max altitude: 39.2° TRANSIT 12:05

Azimuth: 257.7° SET 17:24

Name:	Lidoríki, Greece
Latitude:	38° 31' 26.0" N
Longitude:	22° 11' 58.9" E
Timezone:	Europe/Athens

Set Location

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