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Lepus

Genitive: Leporis

Equatorial Winter 290 sq° Lep

Brightest star: Arneb (mag 2.58)

RA 05h 28m 0.0s · Dec -19d 00' 0"

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Lepus - Mythology

Mythology

The Hare, placed at Orion's feet. In some myths it was placed there by Hermes because of the hare's swiftness. Ancient Egyptians saw it as the boat of Osiris.

Observing Highlights

Contains the globular cluster M79 and the deep red carbon star R Leporis (Hind's Crimson Star). Located just south of Orion, best seen in winter.

When is Lepus up?

Showing 50.0° N, 0.0° E. Save your location for a personalised chart.
12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:0009:0012:00JanJan 00:00 — altitude 15°Jan 01:00 — altitude 9°Jan 02:00 — altitude 2°Jan 03:00 — altitude -7°Jan 04:00 — altitude -16°Jan 05:00 — altitude -26°Jan 06:00 — altitude -35° (twilight)Jan 07:00 — altitude -44° (twilight)Jan 08:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Jan 09:00 — altitude -58° (daytime)Jan 10:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Jan 11:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Jan 12:00 — altitude -49° (daytime)Jan 13:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Jan 14:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Jan 15:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Jan 16:00 — altitude -12° (daytime)Jan 17:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Jan 18:00 — altitude 5° (twilight)Jan 19:00 — altitude 12°Jan 20:00 — altitude 17°Jan 21:00 — altitude 20°Jan 22:00 — altitude 21°Jan 23:00 — altitude 19°Jan: best around 22:00 localFebFeb 00:00 — altitude 2°Feb 01:00 — altitude -7°Feb 02:00 — altitude -16°Feb 03:00 — altitude -26°Feb 04:00 — altitude -36°Feb 05:00 — altitude -45°Feb 06:00 — altitude -52° (twilight)Feb 07:00 — altitude -58° (daytime)Feb 08:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Feb 09:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Feb 10:00 — altitude -49° (daytime)Feb 11:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Feb 12:00 — altitude -31° (daytime)Feb 13:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Feb 14:00 — altitude -12° (daytime)Feb 15:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Feb 16:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Feb 17:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Feb 18:00 — altitude 17° (twilight)Feb 19:00 — altitude 20° (twilight)Feb 20:00 — altitude 21°Feb 21:00 — altitude 19°Feb 22:00 — altitude 15°Feb 23:00 — altitude 9°Feb: best around 20:00 localMarMar 00:00 — altitude -15°Mar 01:00 — altitude -24°Mar 02:00 — altitude -34°Mar 03:00 — altitude -43°Mar 04:00 — altitude -51°Mar 05:00 — altitude -57° (twilight)Mar 06:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Mar 07:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Mar 08:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Mar 09:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Mar 10:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Mar 11:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Mar 12:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Mar 13:00 — altitude -5° (daytime)Mar 14:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Mar 15:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Mar 16:00 — altitude 16° (daytime)Mar 17:00 — altitude 20° (daytime)Mar 18:00 — altitude 21° (daytime)Mar 19:00 — altitude 19° (twilight)Mar 20:00 — altitude 16°Mar 21:00 — altitude 10°Mar 22:00 — altitude 2°Mar 23:00 — altitude -6°Mar: best around 20:00 localAprApr 00:00 — altitude -34°Apr 01:00 — altitude -43°Apr 02:00 — altitude -51°Apr 03:00 — altitude -57°Apr 04:00 — altitude -59° (twilight)Apr 05:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Apr 06:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Apr 07:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Apr 08:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Apr 09:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Apr 10:00 — altitude -13° (daytime)Apr 11:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Apr 12:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Apr 13:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Apr 14:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Apr 15:00 — altitude 20° (daytime)Apr 16:00 — altitude 21° (daytime)Apr 17:00 — altitude 19° (daytime)Apr 18:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)Apr 19:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Apr 20:00 — altitude 2° (twilight)Apr 21:00 — altitude -6°Apr 22:00 — altitude -16°Apr 23:00 — altitude -25°MayMay 00:00 — altitude -51°May 01:00 — altitude -57°May 02:00 — altitude -59° (twilight)May 03:00 — altitude -57° (twilight)May 04:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)May 05:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)May 06:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)May 07:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)May 08:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)May 09:00 — altitude -5° (daytime)May 10:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)May 11:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)May 12:00 — altitude 16° (daytime)May 13:00 — altitude 20° (daytime)May 14:00 — altitude 21° (daytime)May 15:00 — altitude 19° (daytime)May 16:00 — altitude 16° (daytime)May 17:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)May 18:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)May 19:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)May 20:00 — altitude -15° (daytime)May 21:00 — altitude -25° (twilight)May 22:00 — altitude -35° (twilight)May 23:00 — altitude -44°JunJun 00:00 — altitude -59° (twilight)Jun 01:00 — altitude -56° (twilight)Jun 02:00 — altitude -50° (twilight)Jun 03:00 — altitude -42° (twilight)Jun 04:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Jun 05:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Jun 06:00 — altitude -13° (daytime)Jun 07:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Jun 08:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jun 09:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Jun 10:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Jun 11:00 — altitude 20° (daytime)Jun 12:00 — altitude 21° (daytime)Jun 13:00 — altitude 19° (daytime)Jun 14:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)Jun 15:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Jun 16:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Jun 17:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Jun 18:00 — altitude -16° (daytime)Jun 19:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)Jun 20:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Jun 21:00 — altitude -44° (twilight)Jun 22:00 — altitude -52° (twilight)Jun 23:00 — altitude -57° (twilight)JulJul 00:00 — altitude -50°Jul 01:00 — altitude -42° (twilight)Jul 02:00 — altitude -33° (twilight)Jul 03:00 — altitude -23° (twilight)Jul 04:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Jul 05:00 — altitude -5° (daytime)Jul 06:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jul 07:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Jul 08:00 — altitude 16° (daytime)Jul 09:00 — altitude 20° (daytime)Jul 10:00 — altitude 21° (daytime)Jul 11:00 — altitude 20° (daytime)Jul 12:00 — altitude 16° (daytime)Jul 13:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Jul 14:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Jul 15:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Jul 16:00 — altitude -15° (daytime)Jul 17:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)Jul 18:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Jul 19:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Jul 20:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Jul 21:00 — altitude -57° (twilight)Jul 22:00 — altitude -59° (twilight)Jul 23:00 — altitude -56° (twilight)AugAug 00:00 — altitude -33°Aug 01:00 — altitude -23°Aug 02:00 — altitude -14°Aug 03:00 — altitude -4° (twilight)Aug 04:00 — altitude 4° (twilight)Aug 05:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Aug 06:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Aug 07:00 — altitude 20° (daytime)Aug 08:00 — altitude 21° (daytime)Aug 09:00 — altitude 19° (daytime)Aug 10:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)Aug 11:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Aug 12:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Aug 13:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Aug 14:00 — altitude -16° (daytime)Aug 15:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)Aug 16:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Aug 17:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Aug 18:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Aug 19:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Aug 20:00 — altitude -59° (twilight)Aug 21:00 — altitude -56° (twilight)Aug 22:00 — altitude -50°Aug 23:00 — altitude -41°SepSep 00:00 — altitude -13°Sep 01:00 — altitude -4°Sep 02:00 — altitude 4°Sep 03:00 — altitude 11°Sep 04:00 — altitude 17° (twilight)Sep 05:00 — altitude 20° (twilight)Sep 06:00 — altitude 21° (daytime)Sep 07:00 — altitude 19° (daytime)Sep 08:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)Sep 09:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Sep 10:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Sep 11:00 — altitude -7° (daytime)Sep 12:00 — altitude -16° (daytime)Sep 13:00 — altitude -26° (daytime)Sep 14:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Sep 15:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Sep 16:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Sep 17:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Sep 18:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Sep 19:00 — altitude -56° (twilight)Sep 20:00 — altitude -49° (twilight)Sep 21:00 — altitude -41°Sep 22:00 — altitude -32°Sep 23:00 — altitude -22°Sep: best around 03:00 localOctOct 00:00 — altitude 4°Oct 01:00 — altitude 11°Oct 02:00 — altitude 17°Oct 03:00 — altitude 20°Oct 04:00 — altitude 21°Oct 05:00 — altitude 19° (twilight)Oct 06:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)Oct 07:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Oct 08:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Oct 09:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Oct 10:00 — altitude -16° (daytime)Oct 11:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)Oct 12:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Oct 13:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Oct 14:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Oct 15:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Oct 16:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Oct 17:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Oct 18:00 — altitude -50° (twilight)Oct 19:00 — altitude -41°Oct 20:00 — altitude -32°Oct 21:00 — altitude -22°Oct 22:00 — altitude -13°Oct 23:00 — altitude -4°Oct: best around 04:00 localNovNov 00:00 — altitude 17°Nov 01:00 — altitude 20°Nov 02:00 — altitude 21°Nov 03:00 — altitude 19°Nov 04:00 — altitude 15°Nov 05:00 — altitude 9°Nov 06:00 — altitude 2° (twilight)Nov 07:00 — altitude -7° (daytime)Nov 08:00 — altitude -16° (daytime)Nov 09:00 — altitude -26° (daytime)Nov 10:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Nov 11:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Nov 12:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Nov 13:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Nov 14:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Nov 15:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Nov 16:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Nov 17:00 — altitude -41° (twilight)Nov 18:00 — altitude -32° (twilight)Nov 19:00 — altitude -22°Nov 20:00 — altitude -13°Nov 21:00 — altitude -4°Nov 22:00 — altitude 5°Nov 23:00 — altitude 12°Nov: best around 02:00 localDecDec 00:00 — altitude 21°Dec 01:00 — altitude 19°Dec 02:00 — altitude 16°Dec 03:00 — altitude 10°Dec 04:00 — altitude 2°Dec 05:00 — altitude -6°Dec 06:00 — altitude -16° (twilight)Dec 07:00 — altitude -25° (twilight)Dec 08:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Dec 09:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Dec 10:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Dec 11:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Dec 12:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Dec 13:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Dec 14:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Dec 15:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Dec 16:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Dec 17:00 — altitude -22° (twilight)Dec 18:00 — altitude -13°Dec 19:00 — altitude -4°Dec 20:00 — altitude 4°Dec 21:00 — altitude 11°Dec 22:00 — altitude 17°Dec 23:00 — altitude 20°Dec: best around 00:00 local
below horizon astronomical dark — low to high altitude twilight daytime (sun up) best night-time hour

Right now

Daytime
Below horizon (-50°)

Upcoming (local)

Rise 10:33
Transit 14:53 21°
Set 19:17

Across the year

Best month December
Peak altitude 21°
Circumpolar here no
Dark-sky hours / year 1218

Neighboring Constellations

Orion Canis Major Eridanus Columba

Showpieces in Lepus

1
RX Lep

HIP 24169

5.68 mag 5.12 - 6.65 SRB M6III Easy

Main Stars in Lepus

20
Arneb

HIP 25985; Alpha Lep; 11 Lep

2.58 mag 35.4″ B: 11.2 F0Ib Hard
Nihal

HIP 25606; Beta Lep; 9 Lep

2.84 mag 2.7″ B: 7.5 G3III Very Hard
Epsilon Lep

HIP 23685; Epsilon Lep; 2 Lep

3.19 mag K4 III Easy
Mu Lep

HIP 24305; Mu Lep; 5 Lep

3.31 mag B7IV Hard
Zeta Lep

HIP 27288; Zeta Lep; 14 Lep

3.55 mag A2IV-V(n) Easy
Gamma Lep

HIP 27072; Gamma Lep; 13 Lep

3.60 mag 95.5″ B: 6.3 F6V Easy
Eta Lep

HIP 28103; Eta Lep; 16 Lep

3.71 mag F2V Easy
Delta Lep

HIP 27654; Delta Lep; 15 Lep

3.81 mag K1IV Fe-0.5 Easy
Lambda Lep

HIP 24845; Lambda Lep; 6 Lep

4.29 mag B0.5IV Easy
Kappa Lep

HIP 24327; Kappa Lep; 4 Lep

4.36 mag 2.0″ B: 6.8 B9V Hard
Iota Lep

HIP 24244; Iota Lep; 3 Lep

4.45 mag 11.9″ B: 9.9 B8V Medium
Theta Lep

HIP 28910; Theta Lep; 18 Lep

4.67 mag A1Vn Easy
HIP 24927
4.71 mag 4.0″ B: 8.4 A0V Hard
HIP 23362
4.91 mag B9.5Vn Easy
17 Lep

HIP 28816; 17 Lep

4.93 mag A2eShell Easy
HIP 23430
5.02 mag K1III Easy
HIP 28675
5.04 mag 2.6″ B: 11.3 K3III Very Hard
HIP 25045
5.06 mag 3.5″ B: 6.6 G7II-III+A7IV-V Medium
HIP 24505
5.07 mag B9V Easy
8 Lep

HIP 25202; 8 Lep

5.25 mag B2IV Easy

Double Stars in Lepus

15
HIP 24825
6.36 mag 39.3″ B: 6.5 B3V Easy
HIP 24927
4.71 mag 4.0″ B: 8.4 A0V Hard
HIP 25397
5.89 mag 26.6″ B: 7.3 F2V Easy
Gamma Lep

HIP 27072; Gamma Lep; 13 Lep

3.60 mag 95.5″ B: 6.3 F6V Easy
HIP 25045
5.06 mag 3.5″ B: 6.6 G7II-III+A7IV-V Medium
Nihal

HIP 25606; Beta Lep; 9 Lep

2.84 mag 2.7″ B: 7.5 G3III Very Hard
Kappa Lep

HIP 24327; Kappa Lep; 4 Lep

4.36 mag 2.0″ B: 6.8 B9V Hard
Iota Lep

HIP 24244; Iota Lep; 3 Lep

4.45 mag 11.9″ B: 9.9 B8V Medium
HIP 27517
5.49 mag 2.2″ B: 8.2 gG6 Hard
HIP 29178
6.35 mag 24.6″ B: 11.1 B9Vn Hard
Arneb

HIP 25985; Alpha Lep; 11 Lep

2.58 mag 35.4″ B: 11.2 F0Ib Hard
HIP 28675
5.04 mag 2.6″ B: 11.3 K3III Very Hard
HIP 28943
5.47 mag 46.0″ B: 10.5 Am Hard
HR 1982
6.15 mag 112.1″ B: 11.4 K2V Hard
HIP 23166
5.66 mag 0.6″ B: 7.5 F3V+F9V Very Hard

Variable Stars in Lepus

4
RX Lep

HIP 24169

5.68 mag 5.12 - 6.65 SRB M6III Easy
R Lep

HIP 23203

7.71 mag 5.5 - 11.7 M C6IIe Very Hard
Mu Lep

HIP 24305; Mu Lep; 5 Lep

3.31 mag B7IV Hard
S Lep

HIP 28874

6.95 mag 6.00 - 7.58 SRB M6III Easy

Deep Sky Objects in Lepus

15
Globular Cluster (1)
Messier 79 survey image
Messier 79

NGC 1904

7.7 mag 8.7 Easy
Galaxy (14)
NGC 1964 survey image
NGC 1964
10.8 mag 6.2 SABb Medium
NGC 1744 survey image
NGC 1744
11.2 mag 6.8 SBcd Very Hard
NGC 1888 survey image
NGC 1888
12.0 mag 3.0 SBc Very Hard
NGC 1784 survey image
NGC 1784
11.8 mag 4.2 Sc Very Hard
IC 2132 survey image
IC 2132
14.0 mag 1.3 SABa Very Hard
NGC 1889 survey image
NGC 1889
14.0 mag 0.8 E Very Hard
NGC 1780 survey image
NGC 1780
15.0 mag S0 Very Hard
NGC 2073 survey image
NGC 2073
13.0 mag E-S0 Very Hard
NGC 2106 survey image
NGC 2106
13.0 mag S0 Very Hard
NGC 2076 survey image
NGC 2076
14.0 mag S0-a Very Hard
NGC 1710 survey image
NGC 1710
14.0 mag E-S0 Very Hard
NGC 1979 survey image
NGC 1979
13.0 mag E-S0 Very Hard
NGC 1993 survey image
NGC 1993
14.0 mag E-S0 Very Hard
NGC 2089 survey image
NGC 2089
14.0 mag E-S0 Very Hard