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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Zeta Leporis
Flamsteed Number	14 Leporis
HR (BSC)	1998
HD	38678
Constellation	Lepus
Right Ascension	5h 46m 57s
Declination	-14° 49' 19"
Distance	70 light years 22 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.5 Absolute: +1.9
Spectral Class	A3Vn white main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	December / January
Notes	A rapidly rotating white star that is close to consuming its reserves of hydrogen and transitioning from a dwarf to a subgiant. Zeta Leporis is notable as hosting the first asteroid belt to be definitively identified beyond the Solar System.

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