Lepus

LEPUS
Little Lepus, whose main figure looks a little like an old box kite, lies below Orion, whose southern end is marked by Rigel at the top edge and Saiph down and to the left. Mirzam, in Canis Major, is toward the lower left edge.

Lepus
Transit Date of principal star:
14 December
Lepus, "The Hare", is an ancient constellation found under the feet of Orion, the Hunter.

Lepus
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Lepus is a constellation in the southern hemisphere, lying near the celestial equator. Its name means "hare" in Latin.

Lepus, the Hare, represent the favourite hunting target of Orion and his dogs (Canis Major and Canis Minor).
M79 globular is the most spectacular of Lepus' deep sky objects.
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Lepus
Abbreviation: Lep
Genitive: Leporis
Translation: The Hare
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Lepus, the hare:
An ancient constellation that has traditionally been pictured as a hare or rabbit. The constellation lies under the feet of Orion, so in mythology Lepus is usually being hunted by Orion.

Lepus (the Hare) is about the same size as Columba and rather more obvious to the eye, lying to the south of Orion. It is one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations preserved to this day. More information, and an alternative image of Lepus is here.

Lepus
Abbreviation: Lep English name: Hare Coordinates see Stellar data
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Lepus cowers under the feet of Orion, the hunter, from the Atlas Coelestis of John Flamsteed.

Lepus (Hare)
No Saint given
Origin of the constellation: Ancient Greece (Ptolemaeus) ...

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Orion is hunting Lepus the hare and taurus constellation of the bull.
Orion was killed when he stepped on and was stung by Scorpius the scorpion.

The constellation Lepus is the site of a beautiful globular cluster known as M79. This cluster is unusual because of its location in the sky. Most globular clusters are grouped near the center of our galaxy. This one is much closer to us.

In this lesson I will teach you the remaining stars and constellations that can be seen from the Northern Hemisphere - PISCIS AUSTRALIS, Southern Fish, GRUS, the Crane, CETUS, the Sea Monster, ERIDANUS, the (wandering) River, LEPUS, ...

Lyra, Cygnus, Aquila, Sagitta, Corona and Serpentarius; 13 central or zodiacal: - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces and the Pleiades; and 12 southern: - Orion, Canis, Lepus, Argo, ...

Lep, Leps (NASA SP-7, 1965) International Astronomical Union abbreviation for Lepus. See constellation.

A second candidate was identified by methane absorption lines in Gliese 229B, a faint object orbiting the M1 star Gliese 229 in the constellation Lepus, 18.6 light years away.

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).

Glowing like a multi-facited jewel, the Spirograph nebula IC 418 lies about 2,000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Lepus. The planetary nebula represents the final stage in the evolution of a star similar to our Sun.

The Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus) is a hare
Hare
Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Very young hares, less than one year old, are called leverets....

Eridanus is located near the constellations Fornax and Lepus. The brightest star in Eridanus, alpha Eri, is Achernar (meaning "end of the river"); it is the 9th brightest star in the sky (magnitude 0.46).

Located 19 light-years from the sun in the constellation of Lepus, the brown dwarf star Gliese 229B orbits the star red dwarf Gliese 229. 100,000 times dimmer than the Sun, Gliese 229B is the faintest stellar object ever seen orbiting another star.

Está ubicada en la constelación Lepus, la Liebre. La espada de Orión apunta hacia la Liebre.
Cuándo verla:
Sólo se puede ver a través de grandes telescopios. La Liebre es mejor vista durante los meses de enero y marzo.

The name for this star derives from the Arabian name for the constellation of Lepus: Al Arnab.
Description of the Star
Arneb is an F0Ib supergiant star. The Visual Magnitude and distance imply a luminosity about 10,000 times that of the sun.

Wolf 359 (CN Leonis)
Leo Minor (Leonis Minoris) Lepus (Leporis)
Arneb (Alpha Leporis)
Libra (Librae) Lupus (Lupi) Lynx (Lyncis) Lyra (Lyrae) ...

2,000 light-years from us, the Spirograph Nebula lies in the constellation Lepus; this image has the diameter of the nebula at about 18 arcseconds (0.2 light-years).

Some examples include: Aries â†' Arietis; Taurus â†' Tauri; Gemini â†' Geminorum; Virgo â†' Virginis; Libra â†' Librae; Pisces â†' Piscium; Lepus â†' Leporis.

In this one, he is holding a lion's head instead of his traditional bow or shield. He has an eager look in his eye as he stalks Taurus, the Bull. Behind him, his faithful dog, Canis Major, is chasing Lepus, the Hare.

including Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Andromeda, Perseus, etc.), the Hercules Family (19 constellations, including Hercules, Sagitta, Aquila, etc.), the Orion Family (5 constellations, including Orion, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Monoceros, and Lepus), ...

a large hare of Arctic America (Lepus arcticus), which turns pure white in winter. It is probably a variety of the common European hare (L. timidus). -- Polar lights, the aurora borealis or australis.

See also: Constellation, Orion, Star, Sky, Light

Topic: Astronomy