IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)
Lepus
The Hare
OriginAncient
AbbreviationLep
GenitiveLeporis
Pronunciation/ˈliːpəs/, or colloquially /ˈlɛpəs/ genitive /ˈlɛpərɪs/
LEEP-us
LocationSouthern Hemisphere
Primary StarArneb (α Lep)
Right Ascention 5h 33m Declination -17° 49'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.160 h (9.6 min)
Lepus, “The Hare”, is said to have been placed in the sky by Hermes because of its swiftness. The hare is also said to be the favorite prey of Orion, the Hunter, and his dogs.
www.underthesky.com
Lepus as depicted by Johann Bayer in his Uranometria (1624). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←Lepus -146→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728
1 Lepus -146 2 Lepus -146 3 Lepus -146 4 Lepus -146 5 Lepus -146 6 Lepus -146 7 Lepus -146 8 Lepus -146 9 Lepus -146 10 Lepus -146 11 Lepus -146 12 Lepus -146 13 Lepus -146 14 Lepus -146 15 Lepus -146 16 Lepus -146 17 Lepus -146 18 Lepus -146 19 Lepus -146 20 Lepus -146 21 Lepus -146 22 Lepus -146 23 Lepus -146 24 Lepus -146 25 Lepus -146 26 Lepus -146 27 Lepus -146 28 Lepus -146 1 Cygnus -145 19 November 1335 20 November 1335 21 November 1335 22 November 1335 23 November 1335 24 November 1335 25 November 1335 26 November 1335 27 November 1335 28 November 1335 29 November 1335 30 November 1335 1 December 1335 2 December 1335 3 December 1335 4 December 1335 5 December 1335 6 December 1335 7 December 1335 8 December 1335 9 December 1335 10 December 1335 11 December 1335 12 December 1335 13 December 1335 14 December 1335 15 December 1335 16 December 1335 17 December 1335 18 December 1335
MS -245167 MS -245168 MS -245169 MS -245170 MS -245171 MS -245172 MS -245173 MS -245174 MS -245175 MS -245176 MS -245177 MS -245178 MS -245179 MS -245180 MS -245181 MS -245182 MS -245183 MS -245184 MS -245185 MS -245186 MS -245187 MS -245188 MS -245189 MS -245190 MS -245191 MS -245192 MS -245193 MS -245194 MS -245139 MD -251987 MD -251986 MD -251985 MD -251984 MD -251983 MD -251982 MD -251981 MD -251980 MD -251979 MD -251978 MD -251977 MD -251976 MD -251975 MD -251974 MD -251973 MD -251972 MD -251971 MD -251970 MD -251969 MD -251968 MD -251967 MD -251966 MD -251965 MD -251964 MD -251963 MD -251962 MD -251961 MD -251960 MD -251959 MD -251958