Lepus

• Abbreviation: Lep
• Genitive: Leporis
• Translation: The Hare
• Peoria Astronomical Society Lepus Page
• Interactive star chart (Java applet)

Position in the Sky

• Explanation of the following information
• Right Ascension: 6 hours
• Declination: -20 degrees
• Visible between latitudes 60 and -90 degrees
• Best seen in February (at 9:00 PM)

Named Stars

• ARNEB (Alpha Lep)
• NIHAL (Beta Lep)

Messier Objects

• M79 (globular cluster)

Lepus is one of the many animals hunted by Orion, the Hunter.

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