Star profile
Eta Leporis
Nearby starWhat is Eta Leporis
Eta Leporis is a modest beacon less than fifty light-years away, a yellow-white F-type star belonging to the Sun's near neighbourhood. Hotter and slightly more massive than our own star, it reached evolutionary maturity ahead of schedule and is now edging into the subgiant phase. Its proximity makes it a recurring target of planetary search catalogues.
Where it is and when to see it
Eta 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 24° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 35° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 70° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 76° N.
It ranks no. 7 in brightness among the 45 stars of Lepus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Arneb, the brightest: it lies about 7° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 49 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Eta Leporis
- Constellation
- Lepus
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.71
- Distance
- 48.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 89.101° · Dec -14.168°
- Catalogue
- HIP 28103 · HD 40136
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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
- Gamma Leporis3.59
- Delta Leporis3.76
- Lambda Leporis4.29