ARNEB (Alpha Leporis). Orion is so magnificent a constellation that, between the Great Hunter and his ensemble of bright northern winter constellations, we hardly ever look at the rest of his neighborhood.
Arneb is an F0Ib supergiant star. The Visual Magnitude and distance imply a luminosity about 10,000 times that of the sun.
Other Designations For This Star
Flamsteed ...
Arneb (Alpha Leporis)
Libra (Librae) Lupus (Lupi) Lynx (Lyncis) Lyra (Lyrae)
Vega (Alpha Lyrae)
Sheliak (Beta Lyrae) ...
58 Arneb: 'arnab Hare
* (β Lep) 2.81 Nihal [Nibal]: nihāl (Camels) quenching their thirst
* R Lep Hind's Crimson Star - variable 5.5 - 11.7
Stars with Bayer designations
* γ Lep - double 3.59, 6.15; δ Lep 3.
It lies in the northeastern part (5:46:57.3-14:49:19.0, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Lepus, the Hare -- northeast of Arneb (Alpha Leporis) and Nihal (Beta Leporis), west of Eta and Theta Leporis, and southeast of Saiph (Kappa Orionis).
Its brightest star is Alpha Leporis (Arneb), from the Arabic al-arnab meaning 'the hare'.
[4972] alpha Leporis, the brightest star in the constellation, is also known as Arneb ("hare"). It is an old, dying star, either expanding into a supergiant or already past the supergiant stage, 10 times as massive as our Sun.
Named stars: Alpha Lep (Elarneb/Arneb), Beta Lep (Nihal)
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The constellation's brightest star, third-magnitude Alpha Leporis, is called Arneb, from the Arabic al-arnab meaning ‘the hare'.
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Arneb Alpha Leporis
Arrakis Mu Draconis
Ascella Zeta Sagittarii
Asellus Australis Delta Cancri
Asellus Borealis Gamma Cancri
Asellus Primus Theta Bootis
Asellus Secundus Iota Bootis
Asellus Tertius Kappa Bootis
Ashlesha Epsilon Hydrae ...
 See also: Lepus, Star, Alpha Leporis, Constellation, Orion
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