Zeta Leporis
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lepus |
| Right ascension | 05h 46m 57.34096s |
| Declination | −14° 49′ 19.0199″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.524 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A2 IV-V(n) |
| U−B color index | +0.113 |
| B−V color index | +0.114 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 20.0–24.7 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −14.54 mas/yr Dec.: −1.07 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 46.28±0.16 mas |
| Distance | 70.5 ± 0.2 ly (21.61 ± 0.07 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.88 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.46 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.5 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 14 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.41 cgs |
| Temperature | 9,772 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.76 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 245 km/s |
| Age | 231+126 −181 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| ζ Lep, 14 Leporis, BD−14°1232, FK5 219, GCTP 1326, Gl 217.1, GJ 9190, HD 38678, HIP 27288, HR 1998, SAO 150801, Wolf 9190. | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| ARICNS | data |
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, which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. In 2001, an asteroid belt was confirmed to orbit the star.