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
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
Distance70.5 ± 0.2 ly
(21.61 ± 0.07 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.88
Details
Mass1.46 M
Radius1.5 R
Luminosity14 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.41 cgs
Temperature9,772 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.76 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)245 km/s
Age231+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
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, which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. In 2001, an asteroid belt was confirmed to orbit the star.