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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Eta Leporis
Flamsteed Number	16 Leporis
HR (BSC)	2085
HD	40136
Constellation	Lepus
Right Ascension	5h 56m 24s
Declination	-14° 10' 4"
Distance	49 light years 15 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.7 Absolute: +2.9
Spectral Class	F2V Bright Yellow Dwarf
Optimum Visibility	December / January
Notes	A relatively Sun-like star, though somewhat hotter and more luminous, Eta Leporis shows evidence of a disc of dust encircling the central star. In the sky, this star falls southward of Orion and northeast of bright Arneb in Lepus the Hare.

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