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 -443→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728
1 Lepus -443 2 Lepus -443 3 Lepus -443 4 Lepus -443 5 Lepus -443 6 Lepus -443 7 Lepus -443 8 Lepus -443 9 Lepus -443 10 Lepus -443 11 Lepus -443 12 Lepus -443 13 Lepus -443 14 Lepus -443 15 Lepus -443 16 Lepus -443 17 Lepus -443 18 Lepus -443 19 Lepus -443 20 Lepus -443 21 Lepus -443 22 Lepus -443 23 Lepus -443 24 Lepus -443 25 Lepus -443 26 Lepus -443 27 Lepus -443 28 Lepus -443 1 Cygnus -442 8 February 0777 9 February 0777 10 February 0777 11 February 0777 12 February 0777 13 February 0777 14 February 0777 15 February 0777 16 February 0777 17 February 0777 18 February 0777 19 February 0777 20 February 0777 21 February 0777 22 February 0777 23 February 0777 24 February 0777 25 February 0777 26 February 0777 27 February 0777 28 February 0777 1 March 0777 2 March 0777 3 March 0777 4 March 0777 5 March 0777 6 March 0777 7 March 0777 8 March 0777 9 March 0777
MS -443740 MS -443741 MS -443742 MS -443743 MS -443744 MS -443745 MS -443746 MS -443747 MS -443748 MS -443749 MS -443750 MS -443751 MS -443752 MS -443753 MS -443754 MS -443755 MS -443756 MS -443757 MS -443758 MS -443759 MS -443760 MS -443761 MS -443762 MS -443763 MS -443764 MS -443765 MS -443766 MS -443767 MS -443712 MD -456076 MD -456075 MD -456074 MD -456073 MD -456072 MD -456071 MD -456070 MD -456069 MD -456068 MD -456067 MD -456066 MD -456065 MD -456064 MD -456063 MD -456062 MD -456061 MD -456060 MD -456059 MD -456058 MD -456057 MD -456056 MD -456055 MD -456054 MD -456053 MD -456052 MD -456051 MD -456050 MD -456049 MD -456048 MD -456047