Stars in Lepus
The brightest star in Lepus is Arneb, at apparent magnitude 2.58 and 2,219 ly from Earth, one of 32 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 2 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arneb | 2.58 | 2,219 ly | F0Ib | ~8,079 K |
| 2 | Nihal | 2.81 | 160 ly | G5II | ~5,260 K |
| 3 | Epsilon Lep | 3.19 | 213 ly | K4III | ~3,855 K |
| 4 | Mu Lep | 3.29 | 186 ly | B9IV: HgMn | ~11,744 K |
| 5 | Zeta Lep | 3.55 | 70.5 ly | A2Vann | ~8,989 K |
| 6 | Gamma Lep | 3.59 | 29.1 ly | F7V | ~6,476 K |
| 7 | Eta Lep | 3.71 | 48.5 ly | F1V | ~7,235 K |
| 8 | Delta Lep | 3.76 | 114 ly | G8III/IV | ~4,781 K |
| 9 | Lambda Lep | 4.29 | 852 ly | B0.5IV | ~14,492 K |
| 10 | Kappa Lep | 4.36 | 728 ly | B7V | ~11,473 K |
| 11 | Iota Lep | 4.45 | 232 ly | B8V | ~11,556 K |
| 12 | AF Lep | 6.33 | 87.6 ly | F8 | 6,140 K |
| 13 | TOI-480 | 7.28 | 178 ly | F-type | 6,174 K |
| 14 | HD 33844 | 7.29 | 345 ly | K0 III | 4,861 K |
| 15 | HD 31527 | 7.49 | 125 ly | G2 V | 5,898 K |
| 16 | HD 39855 | 7.51 | 75.9 ly | G8 V | 5,576 K |
| 17 | HD 33142 | 7.96 | 396 ly | K0 III | 5,025 K |
| 18 | HD 33283 | 8.05 | 293 ly | G3/G5 V | 5,935 K |
| 19 | GJ 229 | 8.15 | 18.8 ly | M1.5V | 3,564 K |
| 20 | TOI-431 | 9.12 | 106 ly | K-type | 4,850 K |
| 21 | TOI-469 | 9.49 | 222 ly | G-type | 5,289 K |
| 22 | TOI-421 | 9.93 | 244 ly | G9 V | 5,291 K |
| 23 | WASP-49 | 11.35 | 635 ly | G6 V | 5,600 K |
| 24 | TOI-892 | 11.43 | 1,111 ly | F | 6,261 K |
| 25 | TOI-5153 | 11.93 | 1,274 ly | F8 V | 6,300 K |
| 26 | TOI-942 | 11.98 | 498 ly | K2.5 V | 4,969 K |
| 27 | TOI-2346 | 12.37 | 1,427 ly | F-type | 6,480 K |
| 28 | WASP-61 | 12.49 | 1,594 ly | F-type | 6,250 K |
| 29 | TIC 46432937 | 14.27 | 295 ly | M-type | 3,572 K |
| 30 | NGTS-10 | 14.51 | 1,059 ly | K | 4,567 K |
| 31 | HATS-6 | 15.04 | 552 ly | M1 V | 3,724 K |
| 32 | TOI-4201 | 15.16 | 616 ly | M1.0+/-0.5 | 3,794 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Lepus?
The brightest star in Lepus is Arneb, at apparent magnitude 2.58 and 2,219 ly from Earth, one of 32 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 2 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Lepus?
The nearest of them is GJ 229, 19 ly away.