Based upon an annual parallax shift of 112.02 mas as seen from Earth, its distance can be estimated as 29 light years from the Sun.

It has a common proper motion companion, AK Leporis, which is a variable star of the BY Draconis type and has an average brightness of magnitude 6.28.

[11] Gamma Leporis is a member of the Ursa Major Moving Group.

[7] The star is around 1.3 billion years old[6] and is spinning with a rotation period of about six days.

[8] Based upon its stellar characteristics and distance from Earth, Gamma Leporis was considered a high-priority target for NASA's Terrestrial Planet Finder mission.