Star profile

1 Leporis

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 1 Leporis

1 Leporis is an orange giant about four hundred and sixty-eight light-years away, in the small figure of the Hare crouching at the feet of Orion the hunter. Its K-type light, warm and deep, has crossed a sky dominated by far more famous giants —Rigel, Sirius, Betelgeuse— without losing its quiet character. The constellation, modest in size, hides treasures for those who look slowly.

Where it is and when to see it

1 Leporis lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is December, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 16° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 27° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 79° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 67° N.

It ranks no. 38 in brightness among the 45 stars of Lepus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Arneb, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 470 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 1 Leporis

Constellation: Lepus
Apparent magnitude: 5.74
Distance: 468.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 75.687° · Dec -22.795°
Catalogue: HIP 23474 · HD 32503

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Other stars in Lepus

Lepus has 45 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 45 stars in Lepus