Arneb

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Star
Arneb (α Leporis)
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Observation
dates equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Hare
Right ascension 05 h 32 m 43.82 s
declination -17 ° 49 ′ 20.2 ″
Apparent brightness 2.58 (2.56 to 2.62) mag
Typing
B − V color index +0.21 
U − B color index +0.23 
R − I index +0.21 
Spectral class F0 Ib
Astrometry
Radial velocity (25.1 ± 0.1) km / s
parallax (1.47 ± 0.14)  mas
distance (2220 ± 210)  ly
(680 ± 65)  pc
Visual absolute brightness M vis −6.58 mag
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: (3.56 ± 0.12)  mas / a
Dec. portion: (1.18 ± 0.11)  mas / a
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Bayer name α Leporis
Flamsteed name 11 Leporis
Bonn survey BD -17 ° 1166
Bright Star Catalog HR 1865 [1]
Henry Draper Catalog HD 36673 [2]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 25985 [3]
SAO catalog SAO 150547 [4]
Tycho catalog TYC 5920-1685-1 [5]
2MASS catalog 2MASS J05324381-1749198 [6]
Other names Arneb, FK5  207
annotation
  1. ↑ Calculated from apparent brightness and distance.

Arneb (from Arabic الأرنب, DMG al-arnab  'the rabbit') is the name of the star α Leporis in the constellation Rabbit .

Arneb has an apparent magnitude of 2.6 mag and is a supergiant of the spectral class F0 Ib. So he has the same class as Canopus .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Hipparcos catalog (ESA 1997)
  2. ↑ NSI 2128. In: VSX. AAVSO, accessed October 29, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b c Bright Star Catalog
  4. ↑ Pulkovo radial velocities for 35493 HIP stars
  5. ^ A b Hipparcos, the New Reduction (van Leeuwen, 2007)