Star profile
Gamma Leporis
Nearby starWhat is Gamma Leporis
Gamma Leporis lies just 29 light-years away, placing it firmly among the genuine neighbors of our solar surroundings. It is an F-type star, slightly hotter and whiter than the Sun, tucked beneath the feet of Orion the Hunter in the Hare constellation. Its proximity has made it a recurring candidate for future missions probing planetary systems akin to our own.
Where it is and when to see it
Gamma 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 68° N.
It ranks no. 6 in brightness among the 45 stars of Lepus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Arneb, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 29 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Gamma Leporis
- Constellation
- Lepus
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.59
- Distance
- 29.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 86.116° · Dec -22.448°
- Catalogue
- HIP 27072 · HD 38393
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Other stars in Lepus
Lepus has 45 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- ArnebAlpha Leporis2.58
- NihalBeta Leporis2.81
- Epsilon Leporis3.19
- Mu Leporis3.29
- Zeta Leporis3.55
- Eta Leporis3.71
- Delta Leporis3.76
- Lambda Leporis4.29