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 1049→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
1 Lepus 1049 2 Lepus 1049 3 Lepus 1049 4 Lepus 1049 5 Lepus 1049 6 Lepus 1049 7 Lepus 1049 8 Lepus 1049 9 Lepus 1049 10 Lepus 1049 11 Lepus 1049 12 Lepus 1049 13 Lepus 1049 14 Lepus 1049 15 Lepus 1049 16 Lepus 1049 17 Lepus 1049 18 Lepus 1049 19 Lepus 1049 20 Lepus 1049 21 Lepus 1049 22 Lepus 1049 23 Lepus 1049 24 Lepus 1049 25 Lepus 1049 26 Lepus 1049 27 Lepus 1049 28 Lepus 1049 1 Columba 1049 23 January 3584 24 January 3584 25 January 3584 26 January 3584 27 January 3584 28 January 3584 29 January 3584 30 January 3584 31 January 3584 1 February 3584 2 February 3584 3 February 3584 4 February 3584 5 February 3584 6 February 3584 7 February 3584 8 February 3584 9 February 3584 10 February 3584 11 February 3584 12 February 3584 13 February 3584 14 February 3584 15 February 3584 16 February 3584 17 February 3584 18 February 3584 19 February 3584 20 February 3584
MS 553770 MS 553771 MS 553772 MS 553773 MS 553774 MS 553775 MS 553776 MS 553777 MS 553778 MS 553779 MS 553780 MS 553781 MS 553782 MS 553783 MS 553784 MS 553785 MS 553786 MS 553787 MS 553788 MS 553789 MS 553790 MS 553791 MS 553792 MS 553793 MS 553794 MS 553795 MS 553796 MS 553797 MS 553798 MD 569143 MD 569144 MD 569145 MD 569146 MD 569147 MD 569148 MD 569149 MD 569150 MD 569151 MD 569152 MD 569153 MD 569154 MD 569155 MD 569156 MD 569157 MD 569158 MD 569159 MD 569160 MD 569161 MD 569162 MD 569163 MD 569164 MD 569165 MD 569166 MD 569167 MD 569168 MD 569169 MD 569170 MD 569171