Constellation · Lep · southern sky
Lepus
Leporis — The Hare
Constellations#51 by area
Overview
Lepus (Leporis) — The Hare is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.
Highlights
- ★The globular cluster M79
Notable stars
26 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.
- Arnebmag 2.58
- Nihalmag 2.81
- Epsilon Leporismag 3.19
- Mu Leporismag 3.29
- Zeta Leporismag 3.55
- Gamma Leporismag 3.59
- Eta Leporismag 3.71
- Delta Leporismag 3.76
- Lambda Leporismag 4.29
- Kappa Leporismag 4.36
- Iota Leporismag 4.45
- Theta Leporismag 4.67
Deep-sky objects
Neighbouring constellations
Knowledge connections
- Constellation ofArneb
- Constellation ofNihal
- Constellation ofEpsilon Leporis
- Constellation ofMu Leporis
- Constellation ofZeta Leporis
- Constellation ofGamma Leporis
- Constellation ofEta Leporis
- Constellation ofDelta Leporis
- Constellation ofLambda Leporis
- Constellation ofKappa Leporis
- Constellation ofIota Leporis
- Constellation ofTheta Leporis
- Constellation ofHR 1762
- Constellation ofHR 1621
- Constellation of17 Leporis
- Constellation ofHR 1628
- Constellation ofHR 2140
- Constellation ofHR 1723
- Constellation ofHR 1771
- Constellation of8 Leporis
- Constellation of19 Leporis
- Constellation ofNu Leporis
- Constellation ofHR 2163
- Constellation ofHR 1737
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.