Zeta Leporis

ζ Leporis
Location of ζ Leporis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Lepus
Right ascension 05h 46m 57.34096s[1]
Declination −14° 49′ 19.0199″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.524[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A2 IV-V(n)[3]
U−B color index +0.113[2]
B−V color index +0.114[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)20.0[4]–24.7[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -14.54[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -1.07[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)46.28 ± 0.16 mas[1]
Distance70.5 ± 0.2 ly
(21.61 ± 0.07 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.88[6]
Details
Mass1.46[7] M☉
Radius1.5[8] R☉
Luminosity14[9] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.41[9] cgs
Temperature9,772[10] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.76[3] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)245[8] km/s
Age231+126
−181[10] Myr
Other designations
ζ Lep, 14 Leporis, BD–14° 1232, FK5 219, GCTP 1326, Gl 217.1, HD 38678, HIP 27288, HR 1998, SAO 150801, Wolf 9190.[11]
Database references
SIMBADdata
ARICNSdata

Zeta Leporis, Latinized from ζ Leporis, is a star approximately 70.5 light-years (21.6 parsecs) away in the southern constellation of Lepus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.5,[2] which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. In 2001, an asteroid belt was confirmed to orbit the star.

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