Eta Leporis is a blue to white main sequence dwarf star that can be located in the constellation of Lepus. Eta Leporis is the Bayer Classification for the star. HIP28103 is the reference name for the star in the Hippar
Eta Leporis is a blue to white main sequence dwarf star that can be located in the constellation of Lepus. Eta Leporis is the Bayer Classification for the star. HIP28103 is the reference name for the star in the Hipparcos Star Catalogue. The Id of the star in the Henry Draper catalogue is HD40136. Eta Leporis has alternative name(s), 16 Leporis, 16 Lep.
The location of the star in the galaxy is determined by the Right Ascension (R.A.) and Declination (Dec.), these are equivalent to the Longitude and Latitude on the Earth. The Right Ascension is how far expressed in time (hh:mm:ss) the star is along the celestial equator. If the R.A. is positive then its eastwards. The Declination is how far north or south the star is compared to the celestial equator and is expressed in degrees. For Eta Leporis, the location is 05h 56m 24.32 and -14d10`04.9.
All stars like planets orbit round a central spot, in the case of planets, its the central star such as the Sun. In the case of a star, its the galactic centre. The constellations that we see today will be different than they were 50,000 years ago or 50,000 years from now. Proper Motion details the movements of these stars and are measured in milliarcseconds. The star is moving 139.26 ± 000.13 towards the north and -042.06 ± 000.25 east if we saw them in the horizon.
Eta Leporis has a spectral type of F1V. This means the star is a blue to white main sequence dwarf star. The star has a B-V Colour Index of 0.33 which means the star's temperature has been calculated using information from Morgans @ Uni.edu at being 7,066 Kelvin.
Eta Leporis has been calculated as 1.70 times bigger than the Sun.The Sun's radius is 695,800km, therefore the star's radius is an estimated 1,183,076.64.km.
Eta Leporis has an apparent magnitude of 3.71 which is how bright we see the star from Earth. Apparent Magnitude is also known as Visual Magnitude. If you used the 1997 Parallax value, you would get an absolute magnitude of 2.82 If you used the 2007 Parallax value, you would get an absolute magnitude of 2.85. Magnitude, whether it be apparent/visual or absolute magnitude is measured by a number, the smaller the number, the brighter the Star is. Our own Sun is the brightest star and therefore has the lowest of all magnitudes, -26.74. A faint star will have a high number.
Using the original Hipparcos data that was released in 1997, the parallax to the star was given as 66.47 which gave the calculated distance to Eta Leporis as 49.07 light years away from Earth or 15.04 parsecs. It would take a spaceship travelling at the speed of light, 49.07 years to get there. We don't have the technology or spaceship that can carry people over that distance yet.
In 2007, Hipparcos data was revised with a new parallax of 67.21 which put Eta Leporis at a distance of 48.53 light years or 14.88 parsecs. It should not be taken as t