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 -324→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728
1 Lepus -324 2 Lepus -324 3 Lepus -324 4 Lepus -324 5 Lepus -324 6 Lepus -324 7 Lepus -324 8 Lepus -324 9 Lepus -324 10 Lepus -324 11 Lepus -324 12 Lepus -324 13 Lepus -324 14 Lepus -324 15 Lepus -324 16 Lepus -324 17 Lepus -324 18 Lepus -324 19 Lepus -324 20 Lepus -324 21 Lepus -324 22 Lepus -324 23 Lepus -324 24 Lepus -324 25 Lepus -324 26 Lepus -324 27 Lepus -324 28 Lepus -324 1 Cygnus -323 30 December 1000 31 December 1000 1 January 1001 2 January 1001 3 January 1001 4 January 1001 5 January 1001 6 January 1001 7 January 1001 8 January 1001 9 January 1001 10 January 1001 11 January 1001 12 January 1001 13 January 1001 14 January 1001 15 January 1001 16 January 1001 17 January 1001 18 January 1001 19 January 1001 20 January 1001 21 January 1001 22 January 1001 23 January 1001 24 January 1001 25 January 1001 26 January 1001 27 January 1001 28 January 1001
MS -364176 MS -364177 MS -364178 MS -364179 MS -364180 MS -364181 MS -364182 MS -364183 MS -364184 MS -364185 MS -364186 MS -364187 MS -364188 MS -364189 MS -364190 MS -364191 MS -364192 MS -364193 MS -364194 MS -364195 MS -364196 MS -364197 MS -364198 MS -364199 MS -364200 MS -364201 MS -364202 MS -364203 MS -364148 MD -374302 MD -374301 MD -374300 MD -374299 MD -374298 MD -374297 MD -374296 MD -374295 MD -374294 MD -374293 MD -374292 MD -374291 MD -374290 MD -374289 MD -374288 MD -374287 MD -374286 MD -374285 MD -374284 MD -374283 MD -374282 MD -374281 MD -374280 MD -374279 MD -374278 MD -374277 MD -374276 MD -374275 MD -374274 MD -374273