Delta Leporis (δ Leporis) is a solitary,[11] orange-hued star in the southern constellation of Lepus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.85.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 28.68 mas,[1] it is 114 light years distant from Earth.
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Lepus |
Right ascension | 05h 51m 19.29613s[1] |
Declination | −20° 52′ 44.7232″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.85[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K1 IV Fe−0.5[3] or K0 IIIb Fe−1.5 CH0.5[4] |
U−B color index | +0.71[2] |
B−V color index | +0.98[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +100.20[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +229.49[1] mas/yr Dec.: −648.41[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 28.68 ± 0.17 mas[1] |
Distance | 113.7 ± 0.7 ly (34.9 ± 0.2 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.04[6] |
Details | |
Mass | 0.94[6] M☉ |
Radius | 10[7] R☉ |
Luminosity | 45.7[6] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 2.46±0.23[8] cgs |
Temperature | 4,660±84[8] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.74±0.09[8] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 0[9] km/s |
Age | 10.7[6] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
This is an old, evolved K-type star with an age of about 10.7 billion years.[6] Keenan and McNeil (1989) classified it as K0 IIIb Fe−1.5 CH0.5,[4] indicating it is a giant star showing a deficiency of iron and an excess of cyanogen in its atmosphere. However, Gray et al. (2006) listed it as K1 IV Fe−0.5,[3] which would suggest a less evolved subgiant star. It may be a red clump star, which indicates it is generating energy through helium fusion at its core.[12]
The measured angular diameter of this star, after correction for limb darkening, is 2.63±0.04 mas.[13] At the estimated distance of this star, this yields a physical size of about 10 times the radius of the Sun.[7] It has only 94%[6] of the Sun's mass and is radiating 46[6] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,660 K.[8]
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