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 667→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28
1 Lepus 667 2 Lepus 667 3 Lepus 667 4 Lepus 667 5 Lepus 667 6 Lepus 667 7 Lepus 667 8 Lepus 667 9 Lepus 667 10 Lepus 667 11 Lepus 667 12 Lepus 667 13 Lepus 667 14 Lepus 667 15 Lepus 667 16 Lepus 667 17 Lepus 667 18 Lepus 667 19 Lepus 667 20 Lepus 667 21 Lepus 667 22 Lepus 667 23 Lepus 667 24 Lepus 667 25 Lepus 667 26 Lepus 667 27 Lepus 667 28 Lepus 667 1 Columba 667 15 May 2865 16 May 2865 17 May 2865 18 May 2865 19 May 2865 20 May 2865 21 May 2865 22 May 2865 23 May 2865 24 May 2865 25 May 2865 26 May 2865 27 May 2865 28 May 2865 29 May 2865 30 May 2865 31 May 2865 1 June 2865 2 June 2865 3 June 2865 4 June 2865 5 June 2865 6 June 2865 7 June 2865 8 June 2865 9 June 2865 10 June 2865 11 June 2865 12 June 2865 13 June 2865
MS 298369 MS 298370 MS 298371 MS 298372 MS 298373 MS 298374 MS 298375 MS 298376 MS 298377 MS 298378 MS 298379 MS 298380 MS 298381 MS 298382 MS 298383 MS 298384 MS 298385 MS 298386 MS 298387 MS 298388 MS 298389 MS 298390 MS 298391 MS 298392 MS 298393 MS 298394 MS 298395 MS 298396 MS 298397 MD 306647 MD 306648 MD 306649 MD 306650 MD 306651 MD 306652 MD 306653 MD 306654 MD 306655 MD 306656 MD 306657 MD 306658 MD 306659 MD 306660 MD 306661 MD 306662 MD 306663 MD 306664 MD 306665 MD 306666 MD 306667 MD 306668 MD 306669 MD 306670 MD 306671 MD 306672 MD 306673 MD 306674 MD 306675 MD 306676