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 1050→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728
1 Lepus 1050 2 Lepus 1050 3 Lepus 1050 4 Lepus 1050 5 Lepus 1050 6 Lepus 1050 7 Lepus 1050 8 Lepus 1050 9 Lepus 1050 10 Lepus 1050 11 Lepus 1050 12 Lepus 1050 13 Lepus 1050 14 Lepus 1050 15 Lepus 1050 16 Lepus 1050 17 Lepus 1050 18 Lepus 1050 19 Lepus 1050 20 Lepus 1050 21 Lepus 1050 22 Lepus 1050 23 Lepus 1050 24 Lepus 1050 25 Lepus 1050 26 Lepus 1050 27 Lepus 1050 28 Lepus 1050 1 Columba 1050 10 December 3585 11 December 3585 12 December 3585 13 December 3585 14 December 3585 15 December 3585 16 December 3585 17 December 3585 18 December 3585 19 December 3585 20 December 3585 21 December 3585 22 December 3585 23 December 3585 24 December 3585 25 December 3585 26 December 3585 27 December 3585 28 December 3585 29 December 3585 30 December 3585 31 December 3585 1 January 3586 2 January 3586 3 January 3586 4 January 3586 5 January 3586 6 January 3586 7 January 3586 8 January 3586
MS 554439 MS 554440 MS 554441 MS 554442 MS 554443 MS 554444 MS 554445 MS 554446 MS 554447 MS 554448 MS 554449 MS 554450 MS 554451 MS 554452 MS 554453 MS 554454 MS 554455 MS 554456 MS 554457 MS 554458 MS 554459 MS 554460 MS 554461 MS 554462 MS 554463 MS 554464 MS 554465 MS 554466 MS 554467 MD 569830 MD 569831 MD 569832 MD 569833 MD 569834 MD 569835 MD 569836 MD 569837 MD 569838 MD 569839 MD 569840 MD 569841 MD 569842 MD 569843 MD 569844 MD 569845 MD 569846 MD 569847 MD 569848 MD 569849 MD 569850 MD 569851 MD 569852 MD 569853 MD 569854 MD 569855 MD 569856 MD 569857 MD 569858 MD 569859