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 -152→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728
1 Lepus -152 2 Lepus -152 3 Lepus -152 4 Lepus -152 5 Lepus -152 6 Lepus -152 7 Lepus -152 8 Lepus -152 9 Lepus -152 10 Lepus -152 11 Lepus -152 12 Lepus -152 13 Lepus -152 14 Lepus -152 15 Lepus -152 16 Lepus -152 17 Lepus -152 18 Lepus -152 19 Lepus -152 20 Lepus -152 21 Lepus -152 22 Lepus -152 23 Lepus -152 24 Lepus -152 25 Lepus -152 26 Lepus -152 27 Lepus -152 28 Lepus -152 1 Cygnus -151 5 August 1324 6 August 1324 7 August 1324 8 August 1324 9 August 1324 10 August 1324 11 August 1324 12 August 1324 13 August 1324 14 August 1324 15 August 1324 16 August 1324 17 August 1324 18 August 1324 19 August 1324 20 August 1324 21 August 1324 22 August 1324 23 August 1324 24 August 1324 25 August 1324 26 August 1324 27 August 1324 28 August 1324 29 August 1324 30 August 1324 31 August 1324 1 September 1324 2 September 1324 3 September 1324
MS -249178 MS -249179 MS -249180 MS -249181 MS -249182 MS -249183 MS -249184 MS -249185 MS -249186 MS -249187 MS -249188 MS -249189 MS -249190 MS -249191 MS -249192 MS -249193 MS -249194 MS -249195 MS -249196 MS -249197 MS -249198 MS -249199 MS -249200 MS -249201 MS -249202 MS -249203 MS -249204 MS -249205 MS -249150 MD -256110 MD -256109 MD -256108 MD -256107 MD -256106 MD -256105 MD -256104 MD -256103 MD -256102 MD -256101 MD -256100 MD -256099 MD -256098 MD -256097 MD -256096 MD -256095 MD -256094 MD -256093 MD -256092 MD -256091 MD -256090 MD -256089 MD -256088 MD -256087 MD -256086 MD -256085 MD -256084 MD -256083 MD -256082 MD -256081