Beta Leporis

β Leporis
Location of β Leporis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Lepus
Right ascension 05h 28m 14.72316s[1]
Declination −20° 45′ 33.9878″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 2.84[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G5 II[3]
U−B color index +0.47[2]
B−V color index +0.82[2]
R−I color index +0.44[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−13.6 ± 0.9[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −5.02[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −85.92[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)20.34 ± 0.18 mas[1]
Distance160 ± 1 ly
(49.2 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.65[6]
Details
Mass3.5 ± 0.1[7] M☉
Radius15.9[8] R☉
Luminosity160±3[9] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.60 ± 0.03[7] cgs
Temperature5,434±38[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.12±0.06[9] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)11[10] km/s
Age240[7] Myr
Other designations
Nihal, β Lep, Beta Leporis, Beta Lep, 9 Leporis, 9 Lep, BD−20 1096, FK5 204, GC 6762, HD 36079, HIP 25606, HR 1829, PPM 248938, SAO 170457, WDS 05282-2046A.[3]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Beta Leporis (β Leporis, abbreviated Beta Lep, β Lep), formally named Nihal /ˈnaɪ.æl/,[11][12] is the second brightest star in the constellation of Lepus.[13]

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  11. ^ Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub. ISBN 978-1-931559-44-7.
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