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 -523→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728
1 Lepus -523 2 Lepus -523 3 Lepus -523 4 Lepus -523 5 Lepus -523 6 Lepus -523 7 Lepus -523 8 Lepus -523 9 Lepus -523 10 Lepus -523 11 Lepus -523 12 Lepus -523 13 Lepus -523 14 Lepus -523 15 Lepus -523 16 Lepus -523 17 Lepus -523 18 Lepus -523 19 Lepus -523 20 Lepus -523 21 Lepus -523 22 Lepus -523 23 Lepus -523 24 Lepus -523 25 Lepus -523 26 Lepus -523 27 Lepus -523 28 Lepus -523 1 Cygnus -522 6 August 0626 7 August 0626 8 August 0626 9 August 0626 10 August 0626 11 August 0626 12 August 0626 13 August 0626 14 August 0626 15 August 0626 16 August 0626 17 August 0626 18 August 0626 19 August 0626 20 August 0626 21 August 0626 22 August 0626 23 August 0626 24 August 0626 25 August 0626 26 August 0626 27 August 0626 28 August 0626 29 August 0626 30 August 0626 31 August 0626 1 September 0626 2 September 0626 3 September 0626 4 September 0626
MS -497227 MS -497228 MS -497229 MS -497230 MS -497231 MS -497232 MS -497233 MS -497234 MS -497235 MS -497236 MS -497237 MS -497238 MS -497239 MS -497240 MS -497241 MS -497242 MS -497243 MS -497244 MS -497245 MS -497246 MS -497247 MS -497248 MS -497249 MS -497250 MS -497251 MS -497252 MS -497253 MS -497254 MS -497199 MD -511049 MD -511048 MD -511047 MD -511046 MD -511045 MD -511044 MD -511043 MD -511042 MD -511041 MD -511040 MD -511039 MD -511038 MD -511037 MD -511036 MD -511035 MD -511034 MD -511033 MD -511032 MD -511031 MD -511030 MD -511029 MD -511028 MD -511027 MD -511026 MD -511025 MD -511024 MD -511023 MD -511022 MD -511021 MD -511020