Star · G8III
δ Lep
δ Lep is a giant star of spectral type G8III in the constellation Lepus, 114.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 27654 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lepus |
| Distance | 114.8 light-years (35.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.76 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.03 |
| Spectral type | G8III |
| Surface temperature | 4,780 K |
| Luminosity | 50.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 10.4 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.79 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 51m 19.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −20° 52′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 153.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.76). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 69° N. South of latitude 69° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1911. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around δ Lep, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J06050196-2342270 10.6 light-years
- HIP 25616 11.6 light-years
- HIP 28921 15.8 light-years
- TOI-431 16.2 light-years
- WISEA J055047.86-195051.4 17.0 light-years
- SIPS J0614-2019 17.4 light-years
- HIP 25559 19.2 light-years
- 2MASS J05104958-1843548 19.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.