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 -389→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728
1 Lepus -389 2 Lepus -389 3 Lepus -389 4 Lepus -389 5 Lepus -389 6 Lepus -389 7 Lepus -389 8 Lepus -389 9 Lepus -389 10 Lepus -389 11 Lepus -389 12 Lepus -389 13 Lepus -389 14 Lepus -389 15 Lepus -389 16 Lepus -389 17 Lepus -389 18 Lepus -389 19 Lepus -389 20 Lepus -389 21 Lepus -389 22 Lepus -389 23 Lepus -389 24 Lepus -389 25 Lepus -389 26 Lepus -389 27 Lepus -389 28 Lepus -389 1 Cygnus -388 14 September 0878 15 September 0878 16 September 0878 17 September 0878 18 September 0878 19 September 0878 20 September 0878 21 September 0878 22 September 0878 23 September 0878 24 September 0878 25 September 0878 26 September 0878 27 September 0878 28 September 0878 29 September 0878 30 September 0878 1 October 0878 2 October 0878 3 October 0878 4 October 0878 5 October 0878 6 October 0878 7 October 0878 8 October 0878 9 October 0878 10 October 0878 11 October 0878 12 October 0878 13 October 0878
MS -407635 MS -407636 MS -407637 MS -407638 MS -407639 MS -407640 MS -407641 MS -407642 MS -407643 MS -407644 MS -407645 MS -407646 MS -407647 MS -407648 MS -407649 MS -407650 MS -407651 MS -407652 MS -407653 MS -407654 MS -407655 MS -407656 MS -407657 MS -407658 MS -407659 MS -407660 MS -407661 MS -407662 MS -407607 MD -418968 MD -418967 MD -418966 MD -418965 MD -418964 MD -418963 MD -418962 MD -418961 MD -418960 MD -418959 MD -418958 MD -418957 MD -418956 MD -418955 MD -418954 MD -418953 MD -418952 MD -418951 MD -418950 MD -418949 MD -418948 MD -418947 MD -418946 MD -418945 MD -418944 MD -418943 MD -418942 MD -418941 MD -418940 MD -418939