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Alpha Leporis

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Also known as Arneb, 11 Leporis

star in the constellation Lepus

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Within Vinony's link graph, Alpha Leporis is referenced by 66 other articles, and connects out to list of stars in Lepus, stellar classification and year.

It is catalogued under topics including Bayer objects, Bright Star Catalogue objects and Durchmusterung objects.

Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
*
Spectral type
F0Ib
Distance
2,219 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.00008372809309142859
Coordinates
RA 83.1826° · Dec -17.8223°
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Key facts

Constellation
Lepus
Right ascension
05 32 43.81612
Declination
−17 ° 49 ′ 20.2414 ″
Evolutionary stage
Blue loop ( yellow supergiant )
Spectral type
F0 Ib
U b color index
+0.386
B v color index
+0.2

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Lepus
Radius
129
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spectral class
F2I
catalog code
UBV M 11148
stellar rotational velocity
15
apparent magnitude
1.86
effective temperature
7000
right ascension
83.18256716167
declination
-17.82228927222
parallax
2.54
radial velocity
24.9
epoch
J2000.0
metallicity
13.9
surface gravity
20
luminosity
32000
absolute magnitude
-6.574
right ascension component of proper motion
3
declination component of proper motion
-1
age estimated by a dating method
13
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Encyclopedic overview

Alpha Leporis (α Leporis, abbreviated Alpha Lep, α Lep), formally named Arneb /ˈɑːrnɛb/, is the brightest star in the constellation of Lepus.

Nomenclature

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alpha Leporis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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