θ Leporis (theta Leporis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:57 | Tran: 14:37 | Set: 19:18

Alt: 23.56° Az: 178.14° Direction: South

θ Leporis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Lepus.

θ Leporis visual magnitude is 4.67. Because of its moderate brightness, θ 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 θ Leporis. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Leporis during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 07m 18s

Declination -14° 56’ 21”

Hour Angle 23h 52m 56s

Sidereal Time 06h 00m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 06m 09s

Declination -14° 56’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 221.51°

Galactic Latitude -16.64°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Leporis (theta Leporis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.67

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.08

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature 9542K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Leporis is distant 170.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 52.25

Distance (light year) 170.32

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation θ Leporis
(theta Leporis)

Flamsteed designation 18 Leporis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41695

SAO Catalogue SAO151110

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28910

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 1331

FK5 Catalogue 2466

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 104.9° RISE 9:57

Max altitude: 23.6° TRANSIT 14:37

Azimuth: 255.1° SET 19:18

Set Location

Other stars in Lepus