Gamma Leporis System

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Gamma Leporis is also known as Gl 216, HR 1983, and HD 38393. It is a double or triple star system, including a yellow white main sequence star A, a distant orange dwarf companion B at 864 AU. A distant star may or may not be gravitationally bound. This is sometimes called star C, or LTT 2368, or VB 1 (Van Biesbroeck 1). The star system may be 2.7 Billion Years old and is a member of the Sirius group. A has 1.2 times the Sun's mass and 1.3 its diameter. B has 63% of its mass, but about the same diameter. It is a BY Draconis variable star known as AK Leporis. The star is one of the top 100 target stars for the Terrestrial Planet finder mission.

Gamma Leporis System Web Pages

• http://www.solstation.com/stars/g-lepor2.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_Leporis
• http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=vb+1 - VB1
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Biesbroeck%27s_star_catalog

See Also

• Aliases: Gamma Leporis System, Gliese 216 System, HD 38393 System, AK Leporis System, HR 1983 System, Van Biesbroeck 1 System
• Nearest White Main Sequence Star: Sirius System