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 986→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
232425262728
1 Lepus 986 2 Lepus 986 3 Lepus 986 4 Lepus 986 5 Lepus 986 6 Lepus 986 7 Lepus 986 8 Lepus 986 9 Lepus 986 10 Lepus 986 11 Lepus 986 12 Lepus 986 13 Lepus 986 14 Lepus 986 15 Lepus 986 16 Lepus 986 17 Lepus 986 18 Lepus 986 19 Lepus 986 20 Lepus 986 21 Lepus 986 22 Lepus 986 23 Lepus 986 24 Lepus 986 25 Lepus 986 26 Lepus 986 27 Lepus 986 28 Lepus 986 1 Columba 986 15 July 3465 16 July 3465 17 July 3465 18 July 3465 19 July 3465 20 July 3465 21 July 3465 22 July 3465 23 July 3465 24 July 3465 25 July 3465 26 July 3465 27 July 3465 28 July 3465 29 July 3465 30 July 3465 31 July 3465 1 August 3465 2 August 3465 3 August 3465 4 August 3465 5 August 3465 6 August 3465 7 August 3465 8 August 3465 9 August 3465 10 August 3465 11 August 3465 12 August 3465
MS 511650 MS 511651 MS 511652 MS 511653 MS 511654 MS 511655 MS 511656 MS 511657 MS 511658 MS 511659 MS 511660 MS 511661 MS 511662 MS 511663 MS 511664 MS 511665 MS 511666 MS 511667 MS 511668 MS 511669 MS 511670 MS 511671 MS 511672 MS 511673 MS 511674 MS 511675 MS 511676 MS 511677 MS 511678 MD 525853 MD 525854 MD 525855 MD 525856 MD 525857 MD 525858 MD 525859 MD 525860 MD 525861 MD 525862 MD 525863 MD 525864 MD 525865 MD 525866 MD 525867 MD 525868 MD 525869 MD 525870 MD 525871 MD 525872 MD 525873 MD 525874 MD 525875 MD 525876 MD 525877 MD 525878 MD 525879 MD 525880 MD 525881