Star in the constellation Lepus
Nu Leporis , Latinized from ν Leporis, is a probable astrometric binary [ 11] star system in the constellation Lepus . It is visible to the naked eye as a faint star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.29.[ 2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.70 mas as seen from the Earth,[ 1] it is 420 light years from the Sun .
The visible component is a B-type star with an estimated 3.3[ 7] times the mass of the Sun . Lesh (1968) gave a stellar classification of B7 IVnn,[ 4] which would indicate this is a somewhat evolved subgiant star . The 'nn' notation indicates especially "nebulous" absorption lines caused by rapid rotation. Houk and Smith-Moore (1978) listed it as B7/8 V,[ 3] suggesting this is instead a B-type main sequence star that has not yet consumed all the hydrogen at its core .
Nu Leporis is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 285 km/s.[ 9] The star has a radius about three[ 8] times that of the Sun and is radiating 138 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 12,417 K.[ 7]
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