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 -435→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728
1 Lepus -435 2 Lepus -435 3 Lepus -435 4 Lepus -435 5 Lepus -435 6 Lepus -435 7 Lepus -435 8 Lepus -435 9 Lepus -435 10 Lepus -435 11 Lepus -435 12 Lepus -435 13 Lepus -435 14 Lepus -435 15 Lepus -435 16 Lepus -435 17 Lepus -435 18 Lepus -435 19 Lepus -435 20 Lepus -435 21 Lepus -435 22 Lepus -435 23 Lepus -435 24 Lepus -435 25 Lepus -435 26 Lepus -435 27 Lepus -435 28 Lepus -435 1 Cygnus -434 27 February 0792 28 February 0792 29 February 0792 1 March 0792 2 March 0792 3 March 0792 4 March 0792 5 March 0792 6 March 0792 7 March 0792 8 March 0792 9 March 0792 10 March 0792 11 March 0792 12 March 0792 13 March 0792 14 March 0792 15 March 0792 16 March 0792 17 March 0792 18 March 0792 19 March 0792 20 March 0792 21 March 0792 22 March 0792 23 March 0792 24 March 0792 25 March 0792 26 March 0792 27 March 0792
MS -438391 MS -438392 MS -438393 MS -438394 MS -438395 MS -438396 MS -438397 MS -438398 MS -438399 MS -438400 MS -438401 MS -438402 MS -438403 MS -438404 MS -438405 MS -438406 MS -438407 MS -438408 MS -438409 MS -438410 MS -438411 MS -438412 MS -438413 MS -438414 MS -438415 MS -438416 MS -438417 MS -438418 MS -438363 MD -450579 MD -450578 MD -450577 MD -450576 MD -450575 MD -450574 MD -450573 MD -450572 MD -450571 MD -450570 MD -450569 MD -450568 MD -450567 MD -450566 MD -450565 MD -450564 MD -450563 MD -450562 MD -450561 MD -450560 MD -450559 MD -450558 MD -450557 MD -450556 MD -450555 MD -450554 MD -450553 MD -450552 MD -450551 MD -450550