Beta Leporis

Location of β Leporis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Lepus
Right ascension 05
Declination −20° 45′ 33.9878″
Apparent magnitude (V) 2.84
Characteristics
Spectral type G5 II
U−B color index +0.47
B−V color index +0.82
R−I color index +0.44
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) −13.6 ± 0.9 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −5.02 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 20.34 ± 0.18mas
Distance 160 ± 1 ly
(49.2 ± 0.4 pc)
Details
Mass 3.5 ± 0.1M
Radius 16R
Luminosity 171L
Surface gravity (log g) 2.60 ± 0.03
Temperature 5,450 ± 100K
Metallicity [Fe/H] +0.05dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i) 11 km/s
Age 240Myr
Other designations
Nihal, β Lep, Beta Leporis, Beta Lep, 9 Leporis, 9 Lep, BD−20 1096, FK5 204, GC 6762, HD 36079, HIP 25606, HR 1829, PPM 248938, SAO 170457, WDS 05282-2046A.
Database references
SIMBAD data

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