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ν Leporis (nu Leporis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 9:20 | Tran: 14:15 | Set: 19:10
Alt: -21.47°   Az: 277.28°   Direction: West

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.

Image of ν Leporis (nu Leporis) star
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

05h 21m 09s
-12° 17’ 28”
07h 16m 32s
12h 37m 41s

J2000

05h 19m 59s
-12° 18’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

214°
-25.79°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Leporis (nu Leporis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.3
Sub-giant

0.26
B7IV
11920K

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

HR 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.

101.73
331.64
16 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/y
0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Leporis
(nu Leporis)
SAO150345
SAO150345

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 102.3°
Max altitude: 26.2°
Azimuth: 257.7°