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NIHAL (Beta Leporis). Lepus (the Hare), lying beneath Orion's feet, consists of third magnitude and fainter stars. Arneb, the Alpha star, is the brightest, and is logically followed by the Beta star, Nihal.
[4973] beta Leporis or Nihal ("camels"), the second brightest star in Lepus, is a bright giant about 159 light-years distant.
Double stars:
Beta Leporis is a close binary with faint companion: 2.8, 11; PA 330 degrees, separation 2.5".
It lies in the northeastern part (5:46:57.3-14:49:19.0, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Lepus, the Hare -- northeast of Arneb (Alpha Leporis) and Nihal (Beta Leporis), west of Eta and Theta Leporis, and southeast of Saiph (Kappa Orionis).
 See also: Constellation, Period, Lepus, Orion, Earth
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