Zeta LeporisThe white star has an asteroid belt which is densest at a distance of 3 AU from the star. This makes it similar to the asteroid belt of our Sun, but it is broader. The star is relatively young, but has a life expectancy of only 1 billion years.Constellation: Lepus Age: 50 - 500 million years Distance: 70.2 light-years Spectral class: A3 Visual magnitude: 3.55 Luminosity: 15.4 * Sun Mass: 2 * Sun Diameter: 1.7 * Sun Radial velocity: 16.3 km/sec Back: List of Exoplanets 01/25/2007 |
Graphic: Gemini Observatory/AURA |
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