Lepus (constellation)
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Constellation | |
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Abbreviation | Lep |
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Genitive | Leporis |
Pronunciation | /ˈliːpəs/, or colloquially /ˈlɛpəs/; genitive /ˈlɛpərᵻs/ |
Seembolism | the Hare |
Richt ascension | 6 h |
Declination | −20° |
Quadrant | NQ2 |
Aurie | 290 sq. deg. (51st) |
Main starns | 8 |
Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 20 |
Starns wi planets | 3 |
Starns brichter than 3.00m | 2 |
Starns within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 3 |
Brichtest starn | α Lep (Arneb) (2.58m) |
Nearest starn | Gliese 229 (18.83 ly, 5.77 pc) |
Messier objects | 1 |
Meteor showers | None |
Borderin constellations | Orion Monoceros Canis Major Columba Caelum Eridanus |
Veesible at latitudes atween +63° an −90°. Best veesible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) durin the month o Januar. |
Lepus (/ˈliːpəs/, colloquially /ˈlɛpəs/) is a constellation lyin juist sooth o the celestial equator, immediately sooth o Orion.