Alpha Leporis

α Leporis
Location of α Leporis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lepus
Right ascension 05h 32m 43.81612s[1]
Declination −17° 49′ 20.2414″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 2.589[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Blue loop (yellow supergiant)[3]
Spectral type F0 Ib[4]
U−B color index +0.386[2]
B−V color index +0.2[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+23.9[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +3.56[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +1.18[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.47 ± 0.14 mas[1]
Distance2,200 ± 200 ly
(680 ± 60 pc)[1]
Absolute magnitude (MV)-5.7[7]
Details
Mass13.9±0.8[8] M☉
Radius129[9] R☉
Luminosity30,502±3,111[10] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)1.34±0.07[8] cgs
Temperature7,253 or 7,290[11] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.01–0.06[11] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)13–21[5] km/s
Age13[8] Myr
Other designations
Arneb, 11 Leporis, BD−17°1166, FK5 207, HD 36673, HIP 25985, HR 1865, SAO 150547
Database references
SIMBADdata

Alpha Leporis (α Leporis, abbreviated Alpha Lep, α Lep), formally named Arneb /ˈɑːrnɛb/,[12][13] is the brightest star in the constellation of Lepus.

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