Nu Leporis

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Nu Leporis
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lepus
Right ascension 05h 19m 59.02275s [1]
Declination −12° 18′ 56.1139″ [1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.28 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B7/B8V [3]
U−B color index -0.42 [4]
B−V color index -0.10 [2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) +16.00[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -13.32[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +7.18[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π) 9.78 ± 0.37[1] mas
Distance 330 ± 10 ly
(102 ± 4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 0.23 [6]
Other designations
7 Leporis, GC 6538, HD 34863, SAO 150345, HR 1757, HIP 24873 [2]
Database references
SIMBAD data

Nu Leporis (ν Lep) is a class B7V[3] (blue main-sequence) star in the constellation Lepus. Its apparent magnitude is 5.28[2] and it is approximately 333 light years away based on parallax.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Vizier catalog entry
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  6. Absolute magnitude calculated as  M = m + 5 (1 + \log_{10}{p})\!\,, where M is the star's absolute magnitude, m is the star's apparent magnitude, and p is the star's measured parallax in arcseconds.

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