Nu Leporis

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Nu Leporis
Observation data
ICRS
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Constellation Lepus
Right ascension 05h 19m 59.02275s[1]
Declination −12° 18′ 56.1139″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.29[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B7/8 V[3] or B7 IVnn[4]
U−B color index −0.41[2]
B−V color index −0.12[2]
Distance
330 ± 10 ly
(102 ± 4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.25[6]
Details
Rotational velocity (v sin i)
285[9] km/s
HR 1757, SAO 150345[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Nu Leporis,

light years from the Sun
.

The visible component is a

B-type main sequence star that has not yet consumed all the hydrogen at its core
.

Nu Leporis is spinning rapidly with a

References